“Please! My son. Seek the ways of the Lord!” An impassioned plea for his son to save his own life and make his parents’ glad. That’s not exactly how it was stated but you get the meaning. I think this is something that EVERY parent should be saying. Not only is the father asking the […]
Food and drink are essential to life. But too much of either will cause you great problems. Drink doesn’t have to be alcoholic to be bad for you either. Our authors are speaking of excesses today. They are using wine, fermented drink, in their reference. The gluttony seems to be directed at meat, but I […]
Our author today points our eyes in the right direction. Don’t be caught up in looking at what others have. God is our hope, NOT things. Today is the first day of the new year. You may not be reading this on this date though. The wise words of today fit well with walking into […]
Father to son wise words pour forth. The heart of the Father to His children. “If your heart is wise my heart too will be glad” (verse 15). This is the best way to please a father and The Father. Having a heart that is wise in the wisdom of the Lord. What could be […]
We look again at physical (corporal) punishment. When applied consistently, correctly, and with love it is character building. When not, it is destructive. I freely admit it; I am a product of parents who used the ‘rod’. I used it also with my children. Neither they nor I used it abusively or arbitrarily. I believe […]