The journey of life has a way of taking us on some interesting detours. Here some of my thoughts on the Scriptures while on that journey.
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SEEKING RIGHTLY Proverbs 16:4 LXX (16:7) He who seeks the Lord will find knowledge with righteousness,And those who seek Him rightly will find peace. Personal Challenge So what does it mean to seek the Lord rightly? Knowledge and righteousness are bestowed upon those who seek Him. These virtues cannot be fully received without God because […]
ACCEPTABILITY Proverbs 16:3 The beginning of a good way is to do righteous things,And this is more acceptable to God than to offer sacrifices. Personal Challenge Sacrifices are an important part of our journey as we follow Christ. What is meant by the term sacrifice in today’s vernacular is to give up something that is […]
WORKS OF HUMILITY Proverbs 16:1 All the works of the humble are evident before the Lord,But the ungodly will be destroyed in the evil day. Personal Challenge Much of the Protestant faith practices that I grew with were so insistent that our works do not earn us our way to heaven that they would often […]
INSTRUCTION Proverbs 15:37-38 LXX (32-33) He who rejects instruction hates himself,But he who gives heed to reproofs loves his soul.The fear of God is instruction and wisdom,And the beginning of glory will respond to it. Personal Challenge Does anyone really enjoy instruction, especially if it is corrective? Honestly, most of us do not due to […]
Saint of the Week St. Isaac the Syrian
Saint of the Week St. Macarius of Optina
WRATH OR HUMILITY Proverbs 15:1 Wrath destroys even men of discernment;But a humble answer turns away anger,And a grievous word stirs up wrath. Personal Challenge It appears that more and more people are carrying a lot of wrath nowadays. It is beyond anger. We need to know that wrath serves no purpose and ultimately ends […]
A GENTLE SPIRIT Proverbs 14:31 LXX (14:30) A man with a gentle spirit is a healer of the heart,But a sensual heart is the moth of the bones. Personal Challenge Living in a country that is full of people that pride themselves as being the Marlboro Man or Woman, we have resisted becoming people that […]
PATIENCE Proverbs 14:17 A quick-tempered man acts with recklessness,But a man with discernment bears many things. Personal Challenge We have all heard the truism. “Patience is a virtue”. Indeed it is. Patience is the opposite of quick-temperedness. When we allow quick-temperedness to rule our lives, we end up committing acts of recklessness that we always […]
THE RIGHTEOUS Proverbs 13:10 Deceitful souls are led astray in sins,But the righteous have compassion and are merciful. Personal Challenge What does it mean to be righteous? It means to be morally right or justifiable. Another word for it is virtuous. A righteous person is compassionate and merciful towards others. They are willing to receive […]
