“Jesus was very clear about the Kingdom of God, but most scholars argue that Jesus was deliberately quiet and provocatively and intentionally silent on the raging political issues of his day; and that his silence was a greater statement than anything he ever could have said.” – John Mark Comer in A Community of Peacemakers
Year: 2021
Proverbs 27:17 says that iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. I feel encouraged and relieved that iron sharpens another piece of iron by two things: simply being iron and simply being close enough. We don’t have to know all the things to say, contain all the wisdom, or even have the answers… we
Lots of people have been coming back to a C.S. Lewis quote from times during WWII: “This is the first point to be made and the first action to be taken is to pull ourselves together. If we are all going to be destroyed by an atomic bomb, let that bomb when it comes find
Prepare your work outside and make it ready for yourself in the field; afterwards, then, build your house. Also translated as: First plant your fields; then build your barn. Sounds intuitive but I think switching up the order of these two things can create some issues. Sometimes we build our house and then try to
For the king trusts in the Lord, and through the lovingkindness of the Most High he will not be shaken. I find it incredible and relieving to know that a king can be kept from being shaken through God’s lovingkindness. Not God’s power, strength, dominion, or even God-likeness. Nope. God’s lovingkindness, also translated as faithfulness
That the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart would be pleasing to you, God. Proverbs communicates the significance of our words. That life and death are in the power of the tongue. That by the fruit of man’s mouth, he is satisfied and filled. Words matter – even the mutterings under
I will be satisfied with Your likeness when I awake. (17:15) Two important things here: We can actually be satisfied. Not just temporarily appeased or feeling good momentarily. But we can be fully satisfied without needing anything else. We can be satisfied with God alone. Not in addition to something or as long as something