Ecclesiastes 9:10: “Whatever your hand finds...
July 14th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalWhen Solomon said, “Whatever your hand finds to do,” he was acknowledging that there ...
Ecclesiastes 8:11: “Because the sentence against...
July 13th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalGod is long-suffering toward the evildoer and seems to put up with an awful ...
Ecclesiastes 7:8–9: “The end of a thing is...
July 12th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalWe need to be patient and slow to anger. In our pride, we like ...
Ecclesiastes 6:12: “For who knows what is good...
July 11th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalSolomon says that when it really comes right down to it, we don’t know ...
Ecclesiastes 5:2: “Do not be rash with your...
July 10th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThese words might sound familiar to our ears since they are part of a ...
Ecclesiastes 4:9–10: “Two are better than...
July 9th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalMany have used this passage as part of their marriage ceremony, and it is ...
Ecclesiastes 3:11: “He has made everything...
July 8th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalEternity, to Old Testament people, was not timelessness or absence of time, but rather ...
Ecclesiastes 2:26: “For God gives wisdom and...
July 7th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalSome have read this chapter as King Solomon's midlife crisis. If it is, then ...
Ecclesiastes 1:14: “I have seen all the works...
July 6th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalWhen King Solomon, who is believed to be the author of the Book of ...
Proverbs 31:28: “Her children rise up and call...
July 5th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalGodly mothers, this promise requires you to be patient, because this may not happen ...
Proverbs 30:32: “If you have been foolish in...
July 4th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalHere we find one last proverb about keeping our mouths shut. Putting your hand ...
Proverbs 29:18: “Where there is no revelation,...
July 3rd, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Hebrew word translated here as revelation (vision in the King James) means ...
Proverbs 28:13: “He who covers his sins will...
July 2nd, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Living Bible translates this verse: "A man who refuses to admit his mistakes ...
Proverbs 27:21: “The refining pot is for silver...
July 1st, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Hebrew word translated here as valued could be better translated tested. Popularity and ...
Proverbs 26:28: “A lying tongue hates those...
June 30th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalOne dictionary definition of rumor is "a current story passing from one person to ...
Proverbs 25:2: “It is the glory of God to conceal...
June 29th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIn the days of Solomon, it was part of the king's duty to try ...
Proverbs 24:16: “For a righteous man may fall...
June 28th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalWe know that in the Old Testament 7 means complete or continually. This verse ...
Proverbs 23:7: “For as he thinks in his heart,...
June 27th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIn order to live right, we must first think right, and to do that ...
Proverbs 22:1: “A good name is to be chosen...
June 26th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalI love the bumper sticker that reads: "He who dies with the most toys ...
Proverbs 21:5: “The plans of the diligent lead...
June 25th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalOnce again Proverbs calls us to consider the virtue of faithfulness. Certainly our heavenly ...
Proverbs 20:7: “The righteous man walks in...
June 24th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalGod gives every human parent the opportunity to do something great but it requires ...
Proverbs 19:11: “The discretion of a man makes...
June 23rd, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIgnoring or overlooking an offense is a godly virtue, and this proverb tells us ...
Proverbs 18:24: “A man who has friends must...
June 22nd, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalTranslators typically translate this verse in one of two very different ways. The first ...
Proverbs 17:3: “The refining pot is for silver...
June 21st, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalGlass or ceramic crucibles are still used to this day by metallurgists to refine ...
Proverbs 16:25: “There is a way that seems...
June 20th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThere is a path in life that to the human, natural mind seems reasonable ...
Proverbs 15:15: “All the days of the afflicted...
June 19th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalCenturies ago, as Benjamin Franklin concluded a stirring speech on the guarantees of the ...
Proverbs 14:34: “Righteousness exalts a nation,...
June 18th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalSome years ago the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the citing of ...
Proverbs 13:22: “A good man leaves an inheritance...
June 17th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalBrand new babies (both newborn humans and new-born believers) require close, constant care and ...
Proverbs 12:18: “There is one who speaks like...
June 16th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe psalmist makes a contrast between cutting words, which hurt rather than help; and ...
Proverbs 11:30: “The fruit of the righteous...
June 15th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Hebrew phrase "tree of life" is part of a familiar Old Testament picture ...
Proverbs 10:5: “He who gathers in summer is...
June 14th, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotionalSolomon used a picture from agriculture, the harvest time, to explain an important spiritual ...
