“Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.” Proverbs 15:16,17 Oh, how we need God’s perspective on things! How easily we place such value on the wealth we can accumulate or the

“Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.” Proverbs 14:22 The sinful heart really is corrupt. As this verse states, sinners come up with ways to do evil. Since the fallen human heart, mind and will is not dedicated to delighting in God, it delights

“…for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.” Philippians 4:11 Here is the sentiment of a man who knows Christ and has walked with Him. Paul did not write these words as he wrote from a beach home in the Carribean while sipping iced tea. He was writing this letter

“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7 The imperative given here is forbidding us from being full of anxious care.

“All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten Thee, neither have we dealt falsely in Thy covenant.” Psalm 44:17 “Lord, as long as things go pretty comfortably for me, I will happily serve you. As long as you make my life go more or less according to how I want it to

“The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. The Lord shall laugh at him: for He seeth that his day is coming.” Psalm 37:12,13 There has long been a great conflict in the world. Satan stirs up his own against those who belong to God. Fallen mankind despises God and

“The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.” Proverbs 10:28 God gives a real, substantive hope to His people. The hope of the gospel is not that maybe, someday if everyone will get their act together, this world will be a better place to live. Though we

“The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.” Proverbs 10:8 True wisdom affects the heart. The wise in heart are humble before God’s commands. Instead of rejecting God’s counsel as outdated or just not according to one’s taste, the wise embrace the fact that God is all-wise. The wise in heart

“Hijo mío, está atento a mis palabras; Inclina tu oído a mis razones. No se aparten de tus ojos; Guárdalas en medio de tu corazón; Porque son vida a los que las hallan, Y medicina a todo su cuerpo.” Proverbios‬ ‭4:20-22‬  Los Proverbios son la instrucción sabia de un padre para su hijo. ¡Que gran

“My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.” Proverbs 4:20-22 The Proverbs are the wise instruction of a father to his