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Digging in Deeper: Proverbs 30:7-9

February 19, 2018February 12, 2018Leave a comment

“Two things I ask of you; deny them not to me before I die: Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.” (ESV)

If you could ask anything of God, what would it be? Agur here asks for two things. He firsts asks for God to make him honest, to take all falsehood and lying away from him. We can understand that. Now, that may not be the first thing we would think of if we had a blank check from God, but it’s a pretty good thing if you think about it. He’s basically asking for God to help him live a life that is consistent with reality all the time. Most of us could probably use a little more reality in our lives. Living with fantasy may feel nice for a while, but eventually it runs out and usually leaves you lower than you were before you sought the fantasy high in the first place. This is a good thing. We get this one. The other thing…after the beginning…not so much. Read the rest…

Digging in Deeper: Psalm 139:13-16

February 16, 2018February 12, 2018Leave a comment

“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.” (ESV – Read the chapter)

There are two great truths that come out of this passage. One of them is deeply personal and has been greatly encouraging to me for many years. The other is prophetically cultural. It speaks a word of truth into an area of cultural and political division in our country that is increasingly sharp in its contrast between the two sides. Read the rest…

Digging in Deeper: Proverbs 29:11

February 14, 2018February 12, 2018Leave a comment

“A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.” (ESV)

Have you ever had one of those days when you just wanted to let everyone know what you were thinking? Or, maybe you’ve had one of those moments when you wanted to let one particular person know everything you were thinking about them. Did you follow through with that? If so, how did it go? Read the rest…

Digging in Deeper: Psalm 127:3

February 9, 2018February 5, 2018Leave a comment

“Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.” (ESV – Read the chapter)

During the course of his first campaign for President, Barack Obama was asked a question about his thoughts on sex education in schools. His answer was unintentionally a great deal more revealing than he perhaps wanted of a worldview belief far more common today than it ought to be. On this particular occasion he was asked whether he supported students being taught an abstinence-only curriculum or preferred one that included lessons on various methods of contraception, including abortion. Read the rest…

Digging in Deeper: Hebrews 12:7

February 7, 2018February 5, 2018Leave a comment

“It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline?” (ESV – Read the chapter)

Facing hard stuff is something we all have to do at some point in our lives. It may be a little hard. It may be a lot hard. But in a broken world, hard stuff is part of the journey. The only variable here is how we handle the hard. Read the rest…