by admin | Nov 19, 2024 | Keys from Ancient Wisdom - Proverbs 1
Proverbs 1:25 “because you have ignored all my counsel and would have none of my reproof” When I was very young we lived in a street that was a designated “play street” – so no cars were allowed in unless the people lived there. And to be honest no...
by admin | Nov 19, 2024 | Keys from Ancient Wisdom - Proverbs 1
Proverbs 1:26 “I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when terror strikes you” When you are out as a family or with friends which one of you can’t help laughing when you see other people fall? Do you watch the fail videos on social media? ...
by admin | Nov 19, 2024 | Keys from Ancient Wisdom - Proverbs 1
Proverbs 1:27 “when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind when distress and anguish come upon you.” There are seasons in life just like this for many of us, when our family, our business or our health enter into a period...
by admin | Nov 19, 2024 | Keys from Ancient Wisdom - Proverbs 1
Proverbs 1:28 “then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me.” We were on a 6-week mission trek through the rain forest in Central America, leaving from the mouth of the Rio Patuca at Brus Laguna, we...
by admin | Nov 19, 2024 | Keys from Ancient Wisdom - Proverbs 1
Proverbs 1:29 “because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord.” A friend I met in Central America has a redemptive yet intensely sad story. One of seven sons he was abandoned by his parents at the age of 4, and raised by his uncles....
by admin | Nov 19, 2024 | Keys from Ancient Wisdom - Proverbs 1
Proverbs 1:30 “would have none of my counsel and despised all my reproof” When men struggle with addictions, in my experience, it seems like they often hide the problem for a long time. It frequently seems like they can judge themselves by their intentions...