In Prov 24:3-4 Solomon writes, “Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.” There are three things needed for this house: wisdom, understanding and knowledge. You need wisdom to build it, understanding...
Love Your Own Soul Doesn’t the wording in Prov 19:8 seem peculiar, “He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul”? He loveth his own soul. I mean, we live in an age of perilous times where men are lovers of their own selves, 2 Tim 3:1-2. Should you really...
The Lord’s Presence, Rom. 5: 1 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In our personal experience, the greatest single evidence of the Lord’s presence is peace. Peace derives from our salvation [Rom 5:1], peace is part of the fruit of the Holy Spirit [Gal 5:22], peace is assured to us when we pray...
Keep Thy Self Pure Click on This Link to Download According to 1 Tim 5:22, we are to keep ourselves pure. How do we do this? First, you must be made pure. To get pure, you must be saved. According to Titus 1:15, when you’re defiled and unbelieving, nothing is...
The Foolishness of Fools Prov. 14: 24 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Every child starts out from childhood with a fair amount of foolishness in him [Prov 22:15]. The Lord gives parents instruction on how to deal with their foolishness. The idea is to drive this foolishness away from them so that...
Rather Than Gold In the Proverbs, there are six things you should choose rather than gold and silver. In the world, men usually measure success by their net worth. And even when they are in good churches, given the right offers, they will change employers and residences just to make...
Not of Man Prov. 29:25 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO If we are ever going to get anything worthwhile done for the Lord we must get “man” out of the way. The Lord’s work is not of man so here are some things that should be “of God” and not of...
Eternal Things Are Superior to Temporal Things In our lives we must constantly remind ourselves to not let the temporal become more important to us than the eternal. It’s so easy to become more concerned with the temporal things of life. But the eternal things are superior to temporal...
Hold Your Peace According to Prov 11:12-13, when you hold your peace you demonstrate that you are a: Man of wisdom. He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbor. To despise is to look down on with disrespect. Since wisdom comes from fearing the Lord, we should fear God...
Tree of Life Metaphors Rev. 22: 2 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The tree of life will be here during the millennial reign of Jesus Christ. It will be on either side of the river that flows out of the throne of God [Rev 22:1-2]. Every month these trees will yield new...
