Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it. 34. Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors. Proverbs 8:33-34 (ESV) Knowledge can be a talking head, but wisdom listens with intent to obey. Wise people know who they are and embrace there neediness to know God and to follow His light. People need understanding and should ask for it from God and from people who fear God and live in His ways The simple act of asking is difficult for many people because the one they are asking something of has something they do not have. If we sit daily at the gates of wisdom, our lives will benefit. City gates, often mentioned in the Bible, were essen
“I saw Satan fall… I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy (Luke 10:18-19ESV).” Jewish sages consider the scorpion to be the primordial serpent in the Garden of Eden. God cursed that creature to crawl on his belly and eat the dust of the earth. The scorpion of today, unlike the snake, is a creature whose nature is to sting. He does so without provocation while snakes bite upon being stirred. The devil works in two fundamental ways as the tempter. He masterfully twists you making you passionate for the desires of the world. Satan stirs your appetites for wrong things and actions. But like the scorpion, he can make you cold for th
…and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savor (Ephesians 5:2 KJV). The ability to smell is a blessing from God. It calms us, warns us, and can awaken us from a faint. Smell is the only sense that requires breathing. The Hebrew word for spirit, breath, and smell are all the same. Our sense of smell gives us a quick understanding of what is in the air more than our vision, hearing, or touch. It comforts our soul and influences our moods. The power of odor both draws and repels us. Jesus, our Messiah, has a fragrance that is irresistible to those that love Him. The Hebrew word for anoint is “mashac
but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price (1 Peter 3:4 ASV). Can you imagine a man hiding in your home? God created your body to house His image. In the deepest part of you rests your spirit or “hidden man” unseen by humans but fully seen by God. When the Holy Spirit regenerates your spirit through your faith in Jesus Christ, the hidden man emerges who sees, acts and smells, like Jesus. Jesus described himself as gentle and lowly in heart, and yet His power knew no limits. This is who you are in Christ, and you are precious in His sight. The word encourages you to adorn or pay attention to
