|
|
|
|
WORDS OF
WISDOM, click the words below to follow the link
|
*
* |
BE WISE....."Get
wisdom and insight! Do not abandon wisdom, and she will protect you;
love her, and she will keep you safe. Getting wisdom is the most
important thing you can do. Whatever else you get, get insight. Love
wisdom, and she will make you great. Embrace her, and she will bring you
honor. She will be your crowning glory." (Proverbs 4:5-9).
(back to top)
|
FIND HAPPINESS....."Would
you like to enjoy life? Do you want long life and happiness? Then keep
from speaking evil and from telling lies. Turn away from evil and do
good; strive for peace with all your heart." (Psalms 34:12-14).
"Happy are those who reject the advice of evil people, who do not follow
the example of sinners or join those who have no use for God. Instead,
they find joy in obeying the Law of the Lord, and they study it day and
night. They are like trees that grow beside a stream, that bear fruit at
the right time, and whose leaves do not dry up. They succeed in
everything they do. But evil people are not like this at all; they are
like straw that the wind blows away. Sinners will be condemned by God
and kept apart from God's own people. The righteous are guided and
protected by the Lord, but the evil are on the way to their doom."
(Psalms 1:1-6)
(back
to top)
|
GOD IS OUR
REFUGE....."But the Lord is King forever; He has set up His throne
for judgment. He rules the world with righteousness; He judges the
nations with justice. The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a place of
safety in times of trouble. Those who know you, Lord, will trust you;
you do not abandon anyone who comes to you." (Psalms 9:7-10)
(back to top)
|
GOD WATCHES US....."The
Lord is in His holy temple; he has his throne in heaven. He watches
people everywhere and knows what they are doing. He examines the good
and the wicked alike; the lawless he hates with all his heart. He sends
down flaming coals and burning sulfur on the wicked; he punishes them
with scorching winds. The Lord is righteous and loves good deeds; those
who do them will live in his presence." (Psalms 11:4-7)
(back to top)
|
FORGIVING IS
HEALING....."Turn away from your sins and be baptized, and God will
forgive your sins." (Luke 3:3). “Yet even now,” the Lord says,
“return to me with all your heart – with fasting, weeping, and mourning.
Tear your hearts, not just your garments!” Return to the Lord your God,
for He is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger and boundless in
loyal love – often relenting from calamitous punishment. Who knows?
Perhaps He will be compassionate and grant a reprieve, and leave
blessing in his wake – a meal offering and a drink offering for you to
offer to the Lord your God!" (Joel 2:12-14). "The LORD is slow to anger
and abounding in loyal love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but
by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on
the children until the third and fourth generations." (Numbers 14:18).
"Be tolerant with one another and forgive one another whenever any of
you has a complaint against someone else. You must forgive one another
just as the Lord has forgiven you." (Colossians 3:13). "Do not judge
others, and God will not judge you; do not condemn others, and God will
not condemn you; forgive others, and God will forgive you. Give to
others, and God will give to you. Indeed, you will receive a full
measure, a generous helping, poured into your hands -- all that you can
hold. The measure you use for others is the one that God will use for
you." (Luke 6:37). "Watch yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him.
If he repents, forgive him. Even if he sins against you seven times in a
day, and seven times returns to you saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive
him.” (Luke 17:3-4). "If you forgive others the wrongs they have done to
you, your Father in heaven will also forgive you. But if you do not
forgive others, then your Father will not forgive the wrongs you have
done." (Mathew 6:14-15).
(back
to top)
|
BELIEVE &
TRUST GOD.... "How strong God is! He despises no one; there is
nothing he doesn't understand. He does not let sinners live on, and he
always treats the poor with justice. He protects those who are
righteous; he allows them to rule like kings and lets them be honored
forever. But of people are bound in chains, suffering for what they have
done, God shows them their sins and their pride. He makes them listen to
his warning to turn away from evil. If they obey God and serve Him, they
live out their lives in peace and prosperity. But it not, they will die
in ignorance and cross the stream into the world of the dead. Those who
are godless keep on being angry, and even when punished, they don't pray
for help. They die while they are still young, worn out by a life of
disgrace. But God teaches people through suffering and uses distress to
open their eyes. God brought you out of trouble, and let you enjoy
security; your table was piled high with food. But now you are being
punished as you deserve. Be careful not to let bribes deceive you, or
riches lead you astray. It will do you no good to cry out for help; all
your strength can't help you now. Don't wish for night to come, the time
when nations will perish. Be careful not to turn to evil; your suffering
was sent to keep you from it. Remember how great is God's power; he is
the greatest teacher of all. No one can tell God what to do or accuse
Him of doing evil. He has always been praised for what he does; you also
must praise him. Everyone has seen what he has done; but we can only
watch from a distance. We cannot fully know his greatness or count the
numbers of his years. It is God who takes water from the earth and turns
it into drops of rain. He lets the rain pour from the clouds in showers
for all human beings. No one knows how the clouds move or how the
thunder roars through the sky, where God dwells. He sends lightning
through all the sky, but the depths of the sea remain dark. This is how
he feeds the people and provides an abundance of food. He seizes the
lightning with his hands and commands it to hit the mark. Thunder
announces the approaching storm, and the cattle know it is coming. The
storm makes my heart beat wildly. Listen, all of you, to the voice of
God to the thunder that comes from his mouth. He sends the lightning
across the sky, from one end of the earth to the other. Then the roar of
his voice is heard, the majestic sound of thunder, and all the while the
lightning flashes. At God's command amazing things happen, wonderful
things that we can't understand. He commands snow to fall on the earth,
and sends torrents of drenching rain. He brings our work to stop; He
shows us what He can do. The wild animals go to their dens. The storm
winds come from the south, and the biting cold from the north. The
breadth of God freezes the waters, and turns them to solid ice.
Lightning flashes from the clouds, as they move at God's will. They do
all that God commands, everywhere throughout the world. God sends rain
to water the earth; he may send it to punish us, or to show us his
favor." (Job 36:5-33 to 37:1-13).
(back
to top)
|
OUR REASON
OF EXISTENCE....."But because the Philosopher was wise, he kept on
teaching the people what he knew. He studied proverbs and honestly
tested their truth. The Philosopher tried to find comforting words, but
the words he wrote were honest. The sayings of the wise are like the
sharp sticks that shepherds use to guide sheep, and collected proverbs
are as lasting as firmly driven nails. They have been given by God, the
one Shepherd of us all. My child, there is something else to watch out
for. There is no end to the writing of books, and too much study will
wear you out. After all this, there is only one thing to say: Have
reverence for God, and obey His commands, because this is all that we
were created for. God is going to judge everything we do, whether good
or bad, even things done in secret." (Ecclesiastes 12:9-13).
NOW WHICH
COMMANDMENT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL? "Love the Lord your God with
all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all
your strength. The second most important commandment is this: 'Love your
neighbor as you yourself.' There is no other commandment more important
than these two" (Mark 12:30-31).
(back
to top)
|
LIVE WISELY....
"Be wise enough not to wear yourself out trying to get rich. Your money
can be gone in a flash, as if it had grown wings and flown away like an
eagle." ( Proverbs 23 : 4-5 ) "Listen, my child, be wise and give
serious thought to the way you live. Don’t associate with people who
drink too much wine or stuff themselves with food. Drunkards and
gluttons will be reduced to poverty. If all you do is eat and sleep, you
will soon be wearing rags. Listen to your father; without him you would
not exist. When your mother is old, show her your appreciation. Truth,
wisdom, learning, and good sense – these are worth paying for, but too
valuable for you to sell. A righteous person’s parents have good reason
to be happy. You can take pride in a wise child. Let your father and
mother be proud of you; give your mother that happiness. Pay close
attention, son, and let my life be your example. Prostitutes and immoral
women are a deadly trap. They wait for you like robbers and cause many
men to be unfaithful. Show me people who drink too much, who have to try
out fancy drinks, and I will show you people who are miserable and sorry
for themselves, always causing trouble and always complaining. Their
eyes are bloodshot, and they have bruises that could have been avoided.
Don’t let wine tempt you, even though it is rich red, and it sparkles in
the cup, and it goes down smoothly. The next morning you will feel as if
you had been bitten by a poisonous snake. Weird sights will appear
before your eyes, and you will not be able to think or speak clearly.
You will feel as if you were out on the ocean, seasick, swinging high up
in the rigging of a tossing ship. “I must have been hit,” you will say;
“I must have been beaten up, but I don’t remember it. Why can’t I wake
up? I need another drink.” (Proverbs 23 :19-35).
(back to top)
|
|
|
READ THE BIBLE
OUR BELOVED & YOU WILL FIND WISDOM, PEACE.. |
|
Designs
& Adds