Daily Challenges Archive
“One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”
We all have unreliable acquaintances. But an unreliable friend—that’s painful. I’m sure all of us have experienced that at some point in our lifetime. Nevertheless, it is still a hard and sad thing to discover that a friend, or at least someone we...
“Evildoers foster rebellion against God; the messenger of death will be sent against them.”
I’m a pretty optimistic guy. My kids will tell you that at times I’m a little too optimistic—so much so that it would drive them nuts. So overall, I’m an optimistic guy. When I read Proverbs, I find myself longing for some of the motivational post...
“The Lord detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.”
In this verse, proud of heart is all encompassing. The original word for heart means the seat or originating place of emotions will end in intellect. That’s all of us. Every piece. Proud is just what we would think, having a high or lofty view of ...
“The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.”
A soothing tongue is not the same as a smooth tongue. We all know the old image of the “used car salesman” as a smooth-tongued person—deceiving and misrepresenting a lemon. As unfair as it was, it painted the picture of a distrustful scammer. Conv...
“Fools mock at making amends for sin, but goodwill is found among the upright.”
The word amends in this context means paying restitution or a fine for foolish sin. There is a penalty to be paid for our sin. It’s also an encouragement to look for a way to make things right with those offended or wounded by our actions. Ultimat...
“Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.” Proverbs 13:20
Recently, I met with a couple of business leaders. During our conversation, one of them mentioned that he was at the stage in life and business where he really only wanted to invest or do business with people he enjoyed being around. Obviously, it...
“Good people obtain favor from the Lord, but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.”
The past couple of devotions have focused on embezzlers, liars, cheats, and those who generally just want to drag others down. There’s no doubt Solomon directs much of his attention toward identifying these people, showing the results of their cho...
“The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.”
Integrity has always been a key part of what it means to be a Biblical Worldview leader. Without it, a person is missing the critical element that engenders trust. The opposite of integrity is dishonesty, corruption, and deceit. The word used for ...
“Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death.”
R. Allen Stanford, Enron, Rita Crundwell, the 2011 Bank of Iran case, WorldCom—you might not know what all these have in common, but when I add Bernie Madoff to the list, I’m willing to guess most of us have a pretty good idea. Ok, Enron might hav...
“But little do they know that the dead are there, that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead.”
I was in the pro shop of a private golf club the other day exchanging a gift. As I looked for something to swap it for, I overheard conversations from guys running in and out of the shop. Some came in because they needed golf balls; the others wan...
“I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.”
I bought a new Bible. It has literally been decades since I last bought a Bible I could hold in my hands. It was on my counter, and I saw my grandson (18 years old) looking through it the other day. I asked about his Bible, and he said it was a Ki...
“Today I fulfilled my vows, and I have food from my fellowship offering at home.”
I was just reading an article about the over 40-year career of Christian minister Ravi Zacharias, who built a reputation among evangelicals as the world’s leading Christian apologist. Ravi had a great impact on my oldest son. Knowing the whys and ...
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