Daily Challenges Archive
“Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.”
We have a local restaurant that provides excellent service from the kindest, most pleasantly attentive servers. As you look around the place, you’ll notice a chalkboard along the end of a low wall separating the tables. On the chalkboard, you’ll f...
“People do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.”
Two days ago, I was in a meeting with a group of area pastors. As we walked through the agenda, one of the members, who works closely with those in difficult financial situations, brought up what was happening to people in today’s economy. His poi...
“Now then, my sons, listen to me; do not turn aside from what I say.”
In this section of Proverbs, Solomon is cautioning his readers not only to avoid sin but also to stay away from it to the extent of keeping their journey far from it. Sin is always working to get close. To tempt us, Satan knows that if he can keep...
“Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.”
I have mastered the ability to do my daily Bible reading plan with sports radio playing in the background or my TV news keeping me informed at the same time. If your first response to that sentence was skepticism, you are correct. One of the key p...
“for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity.”
As a teenager, peace and a long life were not issues I considered often. Prosperity was basically a tank of gas and burger money. Today, all three are regularly creeping into my thoughts. It is logical that as I age, I find these issues a bit more...
“Then you will understand what is right and just and fair—every good path.”
Solomon is referring back to the beginning of this chapter. He tells us that as we invest in God’s truth, His word, knowing what we need to live correctly is the byproduct. It can be easy—often, organizations, even churches, get caught up in progr...
“Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me,”
Have you ever made a decision, moved forward with it, and suddenly wished you had done something differently? There is a sense of that in this verse. Solomon wants us to know that God offers all the wisdom, understanding, and direction we need. W...
anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction, even their prayers are detestable.”
I have always found this verse to be both a great reminder and a bit frightening. The idea that ignoring God’s truth or leading could cause Him to despise my prayers is heartbreaking. In an earthly comparison, who would want a parent or beloved fr...
“Like a bird that flees its nest is anyone who flees from home.”
I enjoy traveling, but I really like being home. Like in this verse, home to me is more than just my house and yard—it’s my community. The people and places I’m familiar with are my home. This verse carries a sense of being exiled or having to lea...
“Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.”
The gist of this verse is that gossip fuels fights, and when it is removed, everything calms down. How many friendships have been ruined—many never to recover—because of gossip? How many families have been broken apart by the same thing? Gossip is...
“Remove the dross from the silver, and a silversmith can produce a vessel;”
Did you make any ‘drossalutions’ this year? That sentence is giving my correction app fits. I know it’s a bit corny, but every January 1st, many of us resolve to make changes in our lives that we hope will make us better people. Some resolutions ...
“Do not envy the wicked, do not desire their company;”
Why would anybody envy the wicked, other than perhaps if they are truly wicked themselves? That seems like a logical question. However, it is not so much the wickedness in a person that is envied, but rather the possessions or power that they acqu...
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