Psalm: 101 Meditation: 2 KingsDo all stories in the Bible show a test of faith? The people of Judah had watched the collapse of Israel and the people’s exile. The Assyrians focused their attention on Judah and the king gave up the wealth of the temple and his palace rather than face the wrath of …
Tag: Wealth
Thursday, June 10
Psalm: 102 Meditation Proverbs: I guess I forgot just how often wisdom and wealth are juxtaposed in Proverbs, so here we go again. Regardless of how wise one is, he cannot outsmart God. We all recognize that God made everything – wait a minute, I built my house not God. The answer to that is …
Tuesday, June 8
Psalm: 60 Meditation Matthew: Almost as if to continue yesterday’s look at earthly wealth, “Sell your possessions, and give alms…For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (v. 33, 34) Jesus is reorienting our attention from this world toward His kingdom. His next discourse regards vigilance. How many times had Jesus mandated …
Monday, June 7
Psalm: 72 Meditation Proverbs: What we have here is a tantalizing smattering of pithy sayings which when reduced to a single, albeit long, sentence amount to wise=good, evil=bad. That was intended to be an over-simplification of these verses. Solomon’s advice is still, or yet again, to pursue wisdom over wealth. Because we are the way …
Wednesday, August 26
Psalms: 12, 14 Meditation 1 Kings: This passage shows that Solomon was wise before he had asked for wisdom. The LORD was so impressed with Solomon’s request that in addition to granting him great wisdom, the LORD also gave him great wealth and peace throughout the region. The only “fly in the ointment” or pall …
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