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When Genuine Love is Questionable
This portion of Proverbs refers to poverty and prosperity. Once again we see how trouble comes to the wicked, like an animal chasing him (v.21). One such problem is hunger mentioned in verse 25. When a good man dies he leaves an inheritance to his descendants (v. 22). This …
Biblical Discipline Brings Delight
The servants of a ruler are apt to become like the ruler and follow his example. If he prefers falsehood to truth, then his servants and those around him will be encouraged to become liars also (v. 12). As we read history and even today we can see this happen so often in governme …
IllustrationChildren’s Footprints in The Concrete
A professor of psychology had no children of his own, but whenever he saw a neighbor scolding a child for some wrongdoing, he would say, “you should love your boy, not punish him.” One hot summer afternoon the professor was doing some repair work on a concrete driveway …
IllustrationA Little Boy Who Pitched a Fit in The Store
A mother and her daughter were shopping for father’s day when a little boy pitched a fit in the store, fell on the floor, and kicked his mother as she begged him to get up. Seeing that as a teachable moment, the mother said to her daughter, “Do you know what that boy n …