Proverbs 27:12 “The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.” Proverbs 22:3 “The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.” It is well said that a wise person may make a mistake but will learn from it and not repeat it. A…
Continue ReadingRomans 14:22-23 “The faith which you have, have as your own conviction before God. Happy is the one who does not condemn himself in what he approves. 23 But the one who doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and whatever is not from faith is sin.” Many moons ago I was standing in a circle with…
Continue ReadingIsaiah 46:9-10 “Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. 10 I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.” Only…
Continue ReadingProverbs 27:17 “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” Scripture tells us to seek wise counsel. Proverbs 13:20 “Whoever walk with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.” But not all counsel is wise to receive. The wisdom of the world concerning spiritual things is like a poison that tastes sweet…
Continue ReadingPsalm 33:20 “We wait in hope for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.” Hebrews 13:8 “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.” Deuteronomy 31:6 “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.” Isaiah…
Continue ReadingPsalm 106:6-12 – We have sinned, even as our ancestors did; we have done wrong and acted wickedly. 7 When our ancestors were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles; they did not remember your many kindnesses, and they rebelled by the sea, the Red Sea. 8 Yet He saved them for His name’s sake, to make His mighty power known. 9 He rebuked the Red…
Continue ReadingWhile eating breakfast together the bond between the two men grew stronger. Gabriel wondered at how Charlie seemed to genuinely care for him as if he was an old friend who stopped by to visit. They talked about sports that they both played as children. Charlie said he was not a great athlete but had…
Continue Reading1 Kings 17:7-24 – Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. 8 Then the word of the Lord came to him: 9 “Go at once to Zarephath in the region of Sidon and stay there. I have directed a widow there to supply you with food.” 10 So he went to Zarephath. When he came to the town…
Continue Reading1 Kings 17:7-24 – Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. 8 Then the word of the Lord came to him: 9 “Go at once to Zarephath in the region of Sidon and stay there. I have directed a widow there to supply you with food.” 10 So he went to Zarephath. When he came to the town…
Continue ReadingActs 27:27-44 – On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land. 28 They took soundings and found that the water was a hundred and twenty feet deep. A short time later they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet deep. 29 Fearing that we would be dashed…
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