Daily Challenges Archive
“Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.”
This is not a suggestion that you or I start telling everyone what they don’t know. It is not meant to imply that everyone wants your “wisdom” imparted to them. It is obvious that only someone with godly wisdom has anything of value to add to anot...
“Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.”
My weekly movie review typically focuses on what movies are opening in the upcoming weekend. Usually, that includes anywhere from one to three wide releases. When it doesn’t, we’ll talk about new streaming content or TV shows. I find myself watchi...
“Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths.”
The reason they put blinders (blinkers) on racehorses is to keep them focused straight ahead. They follow the line of sight. In a lot of ways, so do we. Physically, it’s difficult to go in a different direction safely than the one in which we are ...
“It has no commander, no overseer or ruler,”
Solomon talks about ants of all things and uses them as an example of being a wise person. Paychex defines quiet quitting as: “a disengaged employee doing the bare minimum, eventually leading to their departure. Despite their dissatisfaction at wo...
“For lack of discipline they will die, led astray by their own great folly.”
I know some really disciplined people. I know a lot more who are like me, with plenty of areas that could use a bit more discipline. As a former type 1 diabetic, the beginning of this verse is very easy for me to understand. If I didn’t discipline...
“The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.”
There is a cost to gaining God’s wisdom. There is no cost for salvation—or more correctly, there is a great cost for salvation, but it has already been paid on our behalf. That cost included access to wisdom. The cost for wisdom that I am referrin...
“The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.”
God has always told us that how parents behave in relation to Him doesn’t only affect them but can also impact future generations. The blessing of godly parents on their children and beyond is a fascinating truth to consider and observe. “In Deute...
“Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse,”
How do you know if someone is being truthful without a lie detector? Realistically, how many times can you pull one out in a business meeting or during a preacher’s sermon? It would certainly be helpful and could save a lot of grief. Solomon gives...
“Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.”
I’ve watched individuals and ministries fall because of the truth in this verse. Deceptive beauty has been the downfall of too many men. It has also been used to trip up women as well. As a society, we have always given too much power to beauty. A...
“Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Whose hands have gathered up the wind? Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son? Surely you know!”
We know the answer. Agur is stressing the point that he, as well as all of us, are nothing when it comes to the magnificence of our Creator God. By comparison, we have not done and are not capable of doing anything that God did in an instant with ...
“The bloodthirsty hate a person of integrity and seek to kill the upright.”
I suspect that, if you’re like me, you read this verse and feel pretty certain that no one hates you enough to want to kill you. Certainly, we find it hard to identify anyone we would call “bloodthirsty” in our sphere of influence. Does that mean ...
“Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.”
As a follower of Jesus, I can easily say I trust Jesus more than myself. At first glance, that may seem to satisfy this verse. I would even agree that, as I learn the Bible, I try to walk in the wisdom found there as closely as possible. The probl...
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