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Proverbs 5:1-3, “My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:…” In Proverbs chapter 5 we read Solomon’s instruction and warnings […]

Psalm 20:5, “We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the Lord fulfil all thy petitions.” Very often in life we have experiences which we would like to forget. As I look back on my years on earth, I have had more than a few encounters […]

1 Samuel 2:30, “…for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.” Every day, we make decisions about our day. People wake from sleep and start their day by deciding what they will do with the options they have. Some have a few simple decisions to make […]

Revelation 4:1, ” After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: …” In today’s world, a child of God may easily become discouraged while looking out at the continual moral decline. My son and I were talking the other day and he said, “Daddy, I know the Bible said it will get worse, […]

Acts 26:27-29, “King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except […]

Proverbs 25:25, “As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.” In today’s world bad news is easy to find. Our nation is facing more crises than I am able to remember in my lifetime. Gas crisis, border crisis, inflation crisis, covid crisis, Afghanistan crisis, etc. The list goes […]

Genesis 9:13, “I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.” I woke this morning to a rainy Tuesday. The Lord has blessed us with rain here in Union County, and we needed it. I know the local farmers are happy […]

Matthew 27:28, ” And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.” Matthew chapter 27 records for us the crucifixion of the Lord. What He suffered that day is beyond the comprehension of the carnal human mind. By the wicked hands of man, the Eternal Son of God suffered beatings; nails through His […]

Ephesians 6:13, ” Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.” My daddy used to have a saying, “You’ll either have to stand for something or be prepared to put up with everything.” The saying may have […]

Proverbs 13:15, “Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.” The will of the Lord is spoken of throughout scripture. His temporal will for His children at times is easy to see, and other times will require us to pray and meditate diligently to have a glimpse. When asked, I often tell […]