by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Keys From Ancient Wisdom - Proverbs 6
Prov 6:26 for the price of a prostitute is only a loaf of bread, but a married woman hunts down a precious life. How often do our short term decisions override our long-term benefits? The weight of this proverb is really hard to avoid. Today, in our culture...
by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Keys From Ancient Wisdom - Proverbs 6
Prov 6:27 Can a man carry fire next to his chest and his clothes not be burned? As a pastor, one of the things that causes me the most concern is when someone comes to me for help, but then will not take any action to help themselves. I may ask them to read a chapter...
by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Keys From Ancient Wisdom - Proverbs 6
Prov 6:28 Or can one walk on hot coals and his feet not be scorched? It seems obvious really when we read it today. There are things we do, choices we make, that have consequences for us. I remember in 1977 I was working at a fast-food café, having...
by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Keys From Ancient Wisdom - Proverbs 6
Prov 6:29 So is he who goes in to his neighbour’s wife; none who touches her will go unpunished. Unfaithfulness is addressed here. Not just unfaithfulness though, but unfaithfulness that damages or destroys another marriage as well as your own. As a pastor, I...
by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Keys From Ancient Wisdom - Proverbs 6
Prov 6:30 People do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry, There have been times in my life when I have been hungry. As a 12 or 13year old when I ran away from home and went without food regularly for two or three days at a...
by admin | Dec 31, 2024 | Keys From Ancient Wisdom - Proverbs 6
Proverbs 6:2 if you are snared in the words of your mouth, caught in the words of your mouth, I said yes, and so everything changed. Initially, it seemed like there was synergy and purpose in the career move. But within a few months, I realised I had made a...
