Daily Challenges Archive
“Like a bird that flees its nest is anyone who flees from home.”
I enjoy traveling, but I really like being home. Like in this verse, home to me is more than just my house and yard—it’s my community. The people and places I’m familiar with are my home. This verse carries a sense of being exiled or having to lea...
“Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.”
The gist of this verse is that gossip fuels fights, and when it is removed, everything calms down. How many friendships have been ruined—many never to recover—because of gossip? How many families have been broken apart by the same thing? Gossip is...
“Remove the dross from the silver, and a silversmith can produce a vessel;”
Did you make any ‘drossalutions’ this year? That sentence is giving my correction app fits. I know it’s a bit corny, but every January 1st, many of us resolve to make changes in our lives that we hope will make us better people. Some resolutions ...
“Do not envy the wicked, do not desire their company;”
Why would anybody envy the wicked, other than perhaps if they are truly wicked themselves? That seems like a logical question. However, it is not so much the wickedness in a person that is envied, but rather the possessions or power that they acqu...
“My son, give me your heart and let your eyes delight in my ways,”
This is essentially what we hear Jesus say about 3,000 years later. Both were telling us to love God completely with all that we are. Jesus referred to this when asked about the greatest commandment. He said that this, along with loving others as ...
“The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.”
One month ago today, we woke up to about 2 inches of snow blanketing everything. I live on 6 wooded acres, and my place looked like a Norman Rockwell painting (Google it, kids). Since this happens about once every decade here and lasts maybe 36 ho...
“The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the Lord.”
You might read this verse and wonder why we should prepare for anything, since the ultimate outcome is always in God’s hands. It’s not an entirely bad question. However, in this verse, we see the warrior preparing his horse for battle. Nothing in ...
“The glory of young men is their strength, gray hair the splendor of the old.”
One of the most difficult things about this verse is for the two to appreciate each other and the different places they are in life. It can be a struggle to receive what the other has to offer with grace. The young look at the gray hair and are no...
“What a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar.”
As I read this chapter, I came across this verse. It piqued my interest. I thought I had a good sense of where to go with it this morning, but a check in my spirit told me to do a little research first. Wow, did I have it wrong! It was a great rem...
“The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out.”
“Discernment is not knowing the difference between right and wrong. It is knowing the difference between right and almost right.”<br />— Charles Spurgeon Once you have witnessed truly discerning individuals in action, you will be awed. Interesting...
“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”
One of my granddaughters and I share corny jokes by text regular. Sometimes when she is boated or having a tough day she will text me asking for a joke or riddle. It cheers her up. Sharing them and receiving them from her cheers me up as well. How...
“The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.”
Prior to the resurrection, there was no indwelling Holy Spirit. Slow down, read that again, and ponder it for a moment. As followers of Christ, we have never lived without the power and presence of God in our very souls. The pre-resurrection world...
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