Tag: wisdom

Five places to be planted

5 places to be planted 1. Plant yourself in a church ⛪️ Help grow the church by finding a place or group of interest. When the church you are part of grows, you grow too. 2. Be planted in your family. Prayer places the family in a safe position.As part of a family, bring your […]

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WISDOM MULTIPLIED

January 27, 2022 | ProVerbs 9:1-12 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Jesus told a parable about a man going on a journey. He gave his servant five bags of gold and the man set to work, gaining five more for a total of ten. Another servant was given two bags of gold and increased his total […]

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WHEN WISDOM IS REJECTED

January 26, 2022 | Proverbs 1:20-33 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue One of our bicycles recently needed repairs. We checked the extended warranty, fully expecting that (as in the past) it had just expired. To our surprise and delight, the warranty still had two weeks to go, and we were able to get the bike fixed […]

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FOOLISHNESS AND WISDOM

January 7, 2022 | 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue One helpful definition of “godly learning” or “biblical learning” is offered by Christian college professor Jeffrey Greenman: “Learning, undertaken as an intentionally spiritual pursuit, motivated by a desire to grow in the love of God, grounded in God’s truth, and aimed at being equipped […]

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HUMAN LEARNING VS. GOD’S WISDOM

January 4, 2022 | Isaiah 44:24-28 DEVOTION This Month’s Issue Elisha and his servant woke up one morning to find their city surrounded by an impressive enemy army (2 Kings 6:15–17). “Oh no, my lord! What shall we do?” cried the servant. “Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are with us are more […]

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This marriage thing is not easy oo

My Wife’s Salary Was a Mystery Until I discovered How Much She’s Truly Worth In 2016, she told me her salary was GHC950. And then two years later, when she got promoted, I asked about her salary and she said, “Oh these people, don’t mind them. They added only Ghc350 to my old salary. Due […]

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SOLOMON PRAYS FOR WISDOM

April 10, 2021 | 1 Kings 3:1–15 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Aristotle is quoted as saying, “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” However, better advice came from King Solomon, who wrote centuries earlier: “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom” (Prov. 9:10). In our text today, we see that Solomon […]

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AM WIERD! YES I KNOW…

AM WIERD! YES I KNOW… When I spend hours in church they say I am lazy and stupid…. probably not in my face. But when they spend hours at the stadium watching games and go to the night clubs it’s okay. When I give $ 2,000  in church they ridicule me but praise me for […]

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AMAZED BY HIS TEACHING

AMAZED BY HIS TEACHING April 5, 2020 | Matthew 7:24–29 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue A popular website allows students to rate their college professors. The evaluations rate the professor by overall quality and level of difficulty. Students can also include comments about their experience. How would Jesus have scored on such a site? According to […]

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LOCKS ARE NO BARRIER TO JESUS

LOCKS ARE NO BARRIER TO JESUS March 25, 2020 | John 20:19–31 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Do you put too much faith in your career? A staff writer for The Atlantic recently observed that for some “work has morphed into a religious identity—promising identity, transcendence, and community, but failing to deliver.” He warned that “workism” […]

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