After 30 great lessons, there is still more. Justice that is blind to the pocketbook or persuasion is true judgment. To do otherwise is to incur the wrath of man and God. I don’t know about you, but I looked ahead to see what came after the 30 wise words. I want to know if […]
Respect/Fear/Obey the authority placed over you and serve God with your whole heart. Don’t join up with those who don’t. Disaster awaits them! I had a little trouble finding a way to give a ‘nutshell’ statement for our reading today. There is SO MUCH in the word “fear” that can’t be condensed down into a […]
Don’t worry about what the wicked may do in this world. Don’t envy what they have for they have no future. But you do! I suppose you could say that we all have a ‘future’ after death. Those who have given their lives to the Lord and accepted Jesus’ substitution work on the cross have […]
Jesus said, “Love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you” (Matthew 5:44). This is a FAR cry from rejoicing over their troubles! Empathy and love go a long way. You are going to bump up against people who are NOT your friends. You will have enemies; even Jesus did. If you are breathing […]
NO VULTURES ALLOWED!!! Don’t wait with anticipation for the chance to swoop in and grab what you want from God’s people. They don’t stay down! This section and the next have a lot in common. They are both about one person watching another for a reason. In our reading today, it is so they can […]