July 2025
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Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. -Proverbs 13:12 “I hope so”. That’s a phrase we’ve all said before. Its evil twin is “Don’t get your hopes up.” When we’ve said those phrases, it was probably in a moment of despair, frustration, or even doubt. In the world’s
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Her house is a highway to the grave, leading down to the chambers of death. -Proverbs 7:27 Once, while shopping with my wife, I waited in the car while she went in to return an item. While waiting, I noticed a married guy from my church pulls up on his motorcycle. As he sat on his bike, he
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For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life. -Proverbs 6:23 Men, there are at least four enemies “crouching at your door, desiring to have you, but you must rule over them” (Genesis 4:7). In Proverbs 6, Solomon warns of using money foolishly (1-5), laziness (6-11), bad
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Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well. -Proverbs 5:15 A Proverbs 5 man knows God created sex for procreation and pleasure to be inside the boundaries of marriage for one man and one woman for a lifetime. Anything outside of God’s design for sex is sin, and a godly man realizes that
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My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words. -Proverbs 4:20 “Son, back in my day…” That’s a phrase I heard my dad say a thousand times. I heard it often at the beginning of what I thought at the time were boring old-person stories. Oh, to listen to him tell a story
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My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart. -Proverbs 3:1 It’s amazing how often we want to receive benefits without the hard work necessary to achieve them. When my family has traveled to a particular city for vacation, there is a shopping center we like to frequent. And by we, I mean my wife.
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Thus, you will walk in the ways of the good and keep to the paths of the righteous. -Proverbs 2:20 I love the intelligent assistant (SIRI) and GPS on my phone. I can say, “I’m hungry,” and it will say, “Well, we can’t have that.” It then suggests the closest places and provides directions. That’s what I’m
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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. -Proverbs 1:7 There is a big difference in wisdom and knowledge. When my dad taught me to shoot a gun, I learned the basic mechanics of how guns work. Bullets, firing pins, and gunpowder are one thing; gun safety and human life are another.
stephen R Harrison 