by admin | Nov 19, 2024 | Keys from Ancient Wisdom - Proverbs 1
Proverbs 1:10 “My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.” It’s so easy to think about other people as we read this scripture. Who is it that would maybe draw us away from God’s best for us. For me, sometimes good ideas have drawn me away. I...
by admin | Nov 19, 2024 | Keys from Ancient Wisdom - Proverbs 1
Proverbs 1:11 “if they say ‘come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without reason;” As a young boy, I was brought up in a series of children’s homes and assessment centres in Scotland. In one of the homes, there...
by admin | Nov 19, 2024 | Keys from Ancient Wisdom - Proverbs 1
Proverbs 1:12 “like Sheol let us swallow them alive, and whole, like those who go down to the pit” As a young man, I found myself sometimes walking through life with people who did not have my best interests at heart. Sometimes they deliberately...
by admin | Nov 19, 2024 | Keys from Ancient Wisdom - Proverbs 1
Proverbs 1:13 “we shall find all precious goods, we shall fill our houses with plunder” When I asked Wendy to marry me and she said yes it was the happiest moment of my life. We quickly started to consider when we could get married and then of course all...
by admin | Nov 19, 2024 | Keys from Ancient Wisdom - Proverbs 1
Proverbs 1:14 “throw in your lot among us; we will all have one purse” This passage is linked back to verse 10, where the writer starts by drawing our attention to enticement. The enticement is a real part of our life. We are constantly under the...
by admin | Nov 19, 2024 | Keys from Ancient Wisdom - Proverbs 1
Proverbs 1:15 “my son, do not walk in the way with them; hold back your foot from their paths.” The ability to listen at the right moment to the right instructions can be genuinely life-defining. As a young man, I was a hard worker, and I think I prided...
