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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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How Is It That A Rich Mans’ Wealth Is His Strong City?

How Is It That A Rich Mans’ Wealth Is His Strong City?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom know to keep their view of wealth in perspective. In Jesus’s name, amen.

Television news constantly reports on the economic issues of the day: inflation, gas prices, housing costs, and the threat of recession. Markets are constantly fluctuating. World events impact world markets. Fortunes come and fortunes go.

For those with wealth, their money can be like Solomon tells us in Proverbs 18:11 (ESV).

“A rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
and like a high wall in his imagination.”

Do you have a high wall of protection based on some tangible resource? Has your imagined wall of protection allowed you to be less than ready if a financial crisis were to bring about financial ruin?

Wise advice: Be prepared if the high wall in your imagination is not high enough.

Instead trust God.

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The Vineyard of a Man Lacking Sense!

The Vineyard of a Man Lacking Sense!

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who have the discipline to work hard. 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. Has sleep, slumber, and the folding of hands taken over? There is still time. Get to work, or face the consequences of poverty or worse.

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Wisdom Prayer

A Rich Mans’ Wealth Is His Strong City!

A Rich Mans’ Wealth Is His Strong City!

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom about how to view wealth. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Television news constantly reports on the economic issues of the day: inflation, gas prices, housing costs, and the threat of recession. Markets are constantly fluctuating. World events impact world markets. Fortunes come and fortunes go.

For those with wealth, their money can be like Solomon says in Proverbs 18:11 (ESV).

“A rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
and like a high wall in his imagination.”

Do you have a high wall of protection based on some tangible resource? Has your imagined wall of protection allowed you to be less than ready if a financial crisis were to bring about financial ruin? My advice: Be prepared if the high wall in your imagination is not high enough.

Tell me what you think in the comments below.