“Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.” Hosea 14:9 God doesn’t think like we do, and His ways are not our ways. So we don’t always understand why God moves in a certain direction or allows things to happen the way…
“Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.” Matthew 7:24-25 The foundation is critical. Without a good foundation, the structure will eventually collapse. Jesus is the foundation…
“The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.” Proverbs 3:35 KJV God promises eternal life to those who love Him. But not just eternal life. II Timothy 2:10 says, “Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.” If you know Christ as Savior, then you are among the elect,…
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth forever.” Psalm 111:10 KJV Everyone likes to be thought of as wise; to have wisdom in life, in career choices, in family planning, in rearing their children, in guiding their teens, in decision making throughout their lifetime. Wisdom begins with a fear of the Lord, and understanding…
“Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.” Hosea 14:9 KJV God’s ways are always right, and those that do right according to God’s word (the just) will walk in His ways. The wise and prudent know and understand this. Proverbs 2:6-7…
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.” Isaiah 26:3 We like peace – peace and quiet, peace between nations, peace in our households and on our jobs, peaceful settlements, peaceful neighborhood relations, peace treaties… Our world is always looking for peace, but never finding it. That’s because peace is only available through God. Romans 14:17 says, “For the kingdom…
For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. Proverbs 2:6 KJV God desires that His children think like He does. But He knows that apart from Him that is impossible. I Corinthians 3:19 says, “For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.” That means that only genuine believers will ever experience true wisdom – God’s wisdom. Because for us to think like God,…
Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the Lord understand all things. Proverbs 28:5 KJV To understand judgment means to recognize that there’s a consequence for sin. Sin comes with a price, and sometimes it’s a hefty price. Galatians 6:7 says that each individual reaps what they sow. A farmer doesn’t plant corn and expect to harvest wheat. No one can plant seeds of hate and bitterness and…
“Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.” I Samuel 2:3 KJV God knows everything. He knows our actions, our intentions, our goals, our dreams, our desires, our wants, our struggles. In I Chronicles 28:9, King David said, “And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father,…
“The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.” Psalm 147:11 KJV Psalm 103:13 says, “Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.” According to the dictionary, pity means “sorrow or compassion aroused by another’s condition.” God is more than aroused by our hopeless condition. He responds to those who recognize their sinful state and turn…