by lighthouse | Jun 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
Proverbs 8:34 “Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.” The book of Proverbs is so magnificent. We read our Father’s words and learn and enjoy His always faithful promises. It is our responsibility to always read, listen and apply. We pray to always follow what He has to say and then enjoy all the promises He so graciously gives each of us.
by lighthouse | Jun 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
Proverbs 8:17 “I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.” What a wonderful promise from our God. How do you and I seek God? Pray to Him. Read His Word. Have conversation with fellow believers. Write so others learn and grow in His Word and relationship. Keep your and my eyes focused on Him. Continually pray for His wisdom to be our wisdom. Love Him and seek Him in all we do.
by lighthouse | Jun 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Proverbs 8:13 “To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.” Our lives are to be led serving and honoring our Heavenly Father. There is much on this beautiful earth which can easily distract each of us from our purpose of living as intended by God. Beauty is everywhere–in nature, abilities, man made personal toys, looks, intelligence–there is almost no end of personal pleasure. Never let these gifts overwhelm us. Never let these gifts turn us from the real purpose of life–to serve our Lord and Savior.
by lighthouse | Jun 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
Proverbs 6:20 “My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.” God is assuming excellent parenting. Parents have the responsibility of being a good example and the responsibility of intentionally teaching wisdom to their children. When this is done children live in the comfort and security of a home God intends.Studying the Bible is certainly a part of this intentionally provided wisdom.
by lighthouse | May 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
Proverbs 5:21 “For your ways are in full view of the Lord, and he examines all your paths.” Nothing we do escapes the eye of our Heavenly Father. We can fool each other, we can fool the rest of the world, but we can never fool God. Even our thoughts are known to Him. God knows each of us completely. He also knows we have our Savior, our Advocate. What would we do without Jesus? Each of us thank Him with all our heart. Have a great weekend.
by lighthouse | May 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
Proverbs 4:24-26 parts “Keep your mouth free of perversity…Let your eyes look straight ahead…Give careful thought to the paths for your feet…” Our entire being is meant to give glory to God. He has created each of us to serve Him with our entire being all the days of our lives. Our mouth (our expression); our eyes (what we place in front of ourselves); and our feet (wherever we go); are all to serve our Heavenly Father. All three are intended to be restrictive to our blessed benefit. Our path of success is dictated by following our God’s wisdom.
by lighthouse | May 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
Proverbs 4:23 “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Our heart controls everything we do. Our heart determines all of our feelings. Our emotional wellbeing is much more critical to a successful life than our intellectual capacity. Our emotional wellbeing is controlled by our heart. Our EQ is much more important than our IQ. Our heart determines who we are. God wants all of us, but He especially wants our heart.
by lighthouse | May 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
Proverbs 5:7 “Now then, my sons, listen to me; do not turn aside from what I say.” How can we know what God says without reading what God says? Sounds simple? It is. We are to read, learn and follow what our God has to so wisely say. There is no way we can do this without opening our Bible. Yet, many of us attend church or zoom church and live life not understanding the rich treasure that might even sit in sight within our homes. Use your treasure. Value it as God intends. Enjoy the treasure of your life.
by lighthouse | May 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Proverbs 4:20-21 “My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words, do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart;” None of this passage would be followed if a person ignored God’s Word, His Bible. As Christians we love to read and ponder on our Father’s instruction. We fall short of being perfect as God expects, but that personal falling short is exactly why we have an Advocate, our Savior. Have a great weekend.
by lighthouse | May 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
Proverbs 4:18 “The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.” Sometimes it rains and sometimes the sun shines. That is the daily life of all of us on this earth. An interesting scientific word for this remarkable change within life is metamorphosis. A caterpillar turns into a butterfly. For a person who has a close relationship with The Master of the Universe earthly life is always looked on as sunshine, butterfly and hope. We look forward to our eternity of amazing wonder.
by lighthouse | May 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
Proverbs 4:13 “Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.” An acronym for Bible is: Basic instruction before leaving earth. Instruction is the key word. God could have written more words. God could have written less words. God wrote the exact number of words you and I needed for instruction. It is your and my responsibility to carefully ad wisely study those words and thoughts and then apply their instruction.
by lighthouse | May 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
Proverbs 4:5 “Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them,” The thought of gaining wisdom is used over 100 times in the book of Proverbs. God could have had Solomon write the thought once, but He apparently wanted you and me to gain and value the wisdom which only He can provide. We pray that we make every effort to follow our Heavenly Father’s instruction.
