“Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours?” 1 Kings 3:9 What do I mean when I talk about knowledge? By knowledge I mean an acquisition of biblical facts, […]
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Keeping Your Balance
Anyone who claims to know all the answers doesn’t really know very much. 1 Corinthians 8:2 Here are three principles to help us stay balanced and be wise in our pursuit of knowledge. No one person has all the truth. Healthy Christians, young and old alike, maintain a variety in their diet. They draw truth […]
Read MoreSix Reasons for Knowing God’s Word
Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. But they delight in the law of the LORD, meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, […]
Read MoreIgnorance Is Not Bliss!
I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return. Philippians 1:9–10 I want to state openly and forcefully that […]
Read MoreChange Your Routine
Following the sixth day of creation, the Lord God deliberately stopped working. He rested. It wasn’t that there was nothing else He could have done. It certainly wasn’t because He was exhausted. Omnipotence never gets tired!
Read MoreMake Leisure Part of Your Day
How do you get good at getting the rest God said was good for you? How do you get good at leisure? We can, of course, nod in agreement to all we’ve discussed in the past couple days about how important it is to rest.
Read MoreGive Yourself Permission
Since most humans suffer from a lack of balance in their lives, our best counsel on living a steady and stable life comes from God’s Word. In Paul’s letter to the Christians in Ephesus, he includes this most unusual command:
Read MoreIs Fatigue Next to Godliness?
Now here’s a rhyme I’ll never understand: Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, where have you been? / I’ve been to London to look at the queen. / Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, what did you there? / I frightened a little mouse under the chair.
Read MoreThe Real you: Becoming Authentic to the Core
The LORD has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8) Most can snuff out a religious phoney coming a mile away. Few odours smell worse! But the sweet fragrance of authenticity . […]
Read MoreToward a Healthy Nation
That is the LORD’s blessing for those who fear him. May the LORD continually bless you from Zion. May you see Jerusalem prosper as long as you live. May you live to enjoy your grandchildren. May Israel have peace! Psalm 128:4–6 What will life be like when the dust settles and quietness returns? What will […]
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