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Are Your Words Always Fitly Spoken?

Are Your Words Always Fitly Spoken?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those whose words are fitly spoken. In Jesus’s name, amen.

Properly chosen words, given at just the right time, can have a tremendous impact. It is not always easy to come up with appropriate things to say.

Proverbs 25:11 (ESV) compares the right words with objects of great value.

“A word fitly spoken
is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.”

Do you think before you speak? Ponder the importance of words. Are your words affirming and encouraging or negative and discouraging?

Think before you speak.

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Do You Know Someone Lacking Sense?

Do You Know Someone Lacking Sense?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who are Lacking Sense. In Jesus’ name, amen.

What are the tell-tale signs of neglect?

Years ago, there was a university study conducted in a major city in the South. The researcher looked at the condition of birdbaths throughout the city. The study found there was a statistical correlation between a family in distress with the poor condition of the family’s birdbath. Well maintained birdbaths more likely showed stability in the home.

Proverbs 24:30-34 (ESV) shares King Solomon’s observation of what might at one time have been a thriving piece of land.

“I passed by the field of a sluggard,
by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,
and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns;
the ground was covered with nettles,
and its stone wall was broken down.
Then I saw and considered it;
I looked and received instruction.
A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want like an armed man.”

Let this be fair warning. Avoid the habits of those who don’t want to work. Have a property in serious disrepair?

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What Do I Do First, Tend the Field or Build the House?

What Do I Do First, Tend the Field or Build the House?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom to know sound advice when I see it. In Jesus’s name, amen.

Discerning what is most important and then making wise decisions is not always easy.

Some people have a hard time prioritizing.

Proverbs 24:27 (ESV) helps set the proper of order of work when faced with a specific situation.

“Prepare your work outside;
get everything ready for yourself in the field,
and after that build your house.”

A person may be tempted to build their house first. Yet, the person who neglects his field in the mean time, might find there is no food come harvest time.

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How Are Wisdom and Honey Connected?

How Are Wisdom and Honey Connected?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who know wisdom is honey to the soul. In Jesus’s name, amen.

Perhaps you have a favorite memory of the taste of honey. On a freshly baked biscuit? All by itself?

In Proverb 24:13-14 (ESV) wisdom and honey form a bond.

“My son, eat honey, for it is good,
and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
Know that wisdom is such to your soul;
if you find it, there will be a future,
and your hope will not be cut off.”

Have you given the search for and acquisition of wisdom the importance it deserves?

Note the words, “If you find it.”

This implies there are those who search but never find wisdom.

Don’t be one who searches and never finds wisdom. God’s Word, the Bible, contains wisdom. Search for wisdom there. Finding it will be sweet.

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Do You Believe in Having Many Counselors?

Do You Believe in Having Many Counselors?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who know that in the abundance of counselors there is victory. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Those who surround themselves with wise people can tap into their experience and background for information and guidance. This is especially true when the wise people have a firm foundation of faith based on God’s holy and inspired word.

Proverbs 24:3-7 (ESV) is about more than just building a house. It is about harnessing wisdom, understanding, and knowledge.

“By wisdom a house is built,
and by understanding it is established;
by knowledge the rooms are filled
with all precious and pleasant riches.
A wise man is full of strength,
and a man of knowledge enhances his might,
for by wise guidance you can wage your war,
and in abundance of counselors there is victory.
Wisdom is too high for a fool;
in the gate he does not open his mouth.”

Find wise people who will give you sound advice. Check and double check with other wise counselors, and then take action.

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Are You Seeking to Acquire Wealth?

Are You Seeking to Acquire Wealth?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who desire to acquire wealth. In Jesus’s name, amen.

Some people become obsessed with obtaining wealth. Are you one of those workaholic types who will strive hard to earn more and more money?

Proverbs 23:4 (ESV) warns people who are so inclined.

“Do not toil to acquire wealth;
be discerning enough to desist.
When your eyes light on it, it is gone,
for suddenly it sprouts wings,
flying like an eagle toward heaven.”

Modernly, some people sacrifice family life on the altar of wealth accumulation. Don’t be deceived. Wealth can be fleeting. Don’t let materialism become your god.

Rather, focus on the things of God and his kingdom.

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