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Proverbs Purpose #3: To Transform People (1:4-5)
To give prudence to the simple, Knowledge and discretion to the youth – Let the wise hear and increase in learning, And the one who understands obtain guidance (Prov 1:4-5, ESV). We’ve already seen...
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Proverbs Purpose #3: To Transform People (1:4-5), Part 2
Yesterday, we saw that Solomon’s third purpose in Proverbs (Prov 1:4-5) is to transform the simple into the wise, and the wise into the wiser. Today, we’ll explore how we ought to respond to this...
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Just Do Nothing, and You’ll Ruin Everything (Prov 1:20-33)
As a general rule, I try not to yell at my children. But there are rare circumstances when I find myself with no other option. One of those times occurred at the end of a summer picnic at a friend’s...
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We Love Being Simple (Prov 1:22-23), Part 1
Wisdom is available, but we don’t change because we love being simple. “How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing And fools hate knowledge?...
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We Love Being Simple (Prov 1:22-23), Part 2
Yesterday, we saw that we love being simple. Today I’ll tell you what this has looked like for me. I’m not very handy, partly because I grew up in a family that never owned a home. Whenever something...
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The Lie of Easy Immaturity (Prov 1:24-28)
If you think it’s easier not to change than it is to change, you are living a lie. ”Because I have called and you refused to listen, Have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded, Because you have...
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Why We Do What We Do (Prov 1:29-31)
What we do is a result of what we desire. Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the Lord, Would have none of my counsel And despised all my reproof, Therefore they shall eat the...
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Rejoice When God Doesn’t Give You What You Want (Prov 1:29-31)
Yesterday, we examined the process of Christian growth: getting our desires in line with God’s desires. In our ignorant simplicity, we think this growth should be easy and not a battle. One’s thinking...
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Will You Destroy Yourself or Listen? (Prov 1:32-33)
You’ve got two choices: Destroy yourself or listen to Wisdom. ”For the simple are killed by their turning away, And the complacency of fools destroys them; But whoever listens to me will dwell secure...
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Listen to Wisdom (Prov 1:20-33)
It’s critical for us to understand that wisdom is readily available, and we have only to listen. Wisdom already took initiative with us and came to us, not in a set of ideas, but in a person. Our...
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