"Every word of God proves true. He is a shield to all who come to Him for protection."
Proverbs 30:5
When I was a child, cartoons were only on TV on Saturday morning and there were only three TV channels available. I would get up early (at least to me it was early) and head out to the TV. I would grab a bowl of cereal and some milk and try to watch cartoons. Occasionally, I would find my father already up, dressed, and discussing grown-up things with his friends over morning coffee at the kitchen table. I would pull up a chair, grab my cereal and sit their eating, listening and wondering when they were going to finish so I could watch my cartoons. The discussions were usually about problems these men were experiencing and they came to my father to get some insight. I didn't realize it then, but my father was seen as a wise man by many other men.
As I got older, I found these discussions more interesting than cartoons and they seemed to be happening more frequently. It was the early 1970's and times very hard. People needed help and guidance from my father and he was doing his part to help out his friends. This wisdom that my father shared with his friends was being absorbed in me as well. It wasn’t until later in my life that I realized that these pearls of wisdom would help me make good decisions throughput my life. As I thought back to where I might have learned these concepts, I could only equate to those discussions on Saturday morning. I remember when these men would leave they each would tell me how wise my father was and that I should listen to what he was saying because it will be useful some day. They told me how much he was helping them and how they wished they had a father like my dad.
If only everyone had a father like my dad! Everything he taught me was true. I could (and did) build my life on this truth and it protected me.
The Bible is even better than the wisdom my dad doled out. Every word of the Bible has been proven to be true through thousands of years and hundreds of generations. Those that use the Bible as their benchmark on how to live their lives have prospered. That's why it has been the all time highest selling book in all of history and still remains so today. The wisdom that comes from Proverbs is a shield that protects us from evil. It gives us insight to the problems we face and helps us find the pathway through the problems. Our heavenly father gives “rock solid” pearls of wisdom to anyone who reads the Bible - especially Proverbs. You can trust that the wisdom is true and will help you build your life on the rock of salvation!
The Shepherd
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Proverbs 30:5
When I was a child, cartoons were only on TV on Saturday morning and there were only three TV channels available. I would get up early (at least to me it was early) and head out to the TV. I would grab a bowl of cereal and some milk and try to watch cartoons. Occasionally, I would find my father already up, dressed, and discussing grown-up things with his friends over morning coffee at the kitchen table. I would pull up a chair, grab my cereal and sit their eating, listening and wondering when they were going to finish so I could watch my cartoons. The discussions were usually about problems these men were experiencing and they came to my father to get some insight. I didn't realize it then, but my father was seen as a wise man by many other men.
As I got older, I found these discussions more interesting than cartoons and they seemed to be happening more frequently. It was the early 1970's and times very hard. People needed help and guidance from my father and he was doing his part to help out his friends. This wisdom that my father shared with his friends was being absorbed in me as well. It wasn’t until later in my life that I realized that these pearls of wisdom would help me make good decisions throughput my life. As I thought back to where I might have learned these concepts, I could only equate to those discussions on Saturday morning. I remember when these men would leave they each would tell me how wise my father was and that I should listen to what he was saying because it will be useful some day. They told me how much he was helping them and how they wished they had a father like my dad.
If only everyone had a father like my dad! Everything he taught me was true. I could (and did) build my life on this truth and it protected me.
The Bible is even better than the wisdom my dad doled out. Every word of the Bible has been proven to be true through thousands of years and hundreds of generations. Those that use the Bible as their benchmark on how to live their lives have prospered. That's why it has been the all time highest selling book in all of history and still remains so today. The wisdom that comes from Proverbs is a shield that protects us from evil. It gives us insight to the problems we face and helps us find the pathway through the problems. Our heavenly father gives “rock solid” pearls of wisdom to anyone who reads the Bible - especially Proverbs. You can trust that the wisdom is true and will help you build your life on the rock of salvation!
The Shepherd
Return to The Proverbs Challenge
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