Proverbs 28:26 Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered. Trusting in your own mind, in your own heart, is the opposite of trusting in the Lord. Look at the contrast: be a fool or be delivered. Remember the words of Proverbs 3:5 and 6? … More Where is your trust?
Like a pendulum, when we think about our future, many of us tend to swing between two opposite and wrong ends. Sometimes we worry over the future and what it holds…will we have a job? Will we have enough to eat? Will I get cancer? We fret as if we do not remember that we … More Swinging?
Isaiah 33:2-6 O Lord, be gracious to us; we wait for you. Be our arm every morning, our salvation in the time of trouble. 3 At the tumultuous noise peoples flee; when you lift yourself up, nations are scattered, 4 and your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers; as locusts leap, it is leapt upon. 5 The … More He will be the STABILITY of your times!
Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge, for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips. That your trust may be in the Lord, I have made them known to you today, even to … More If pricked, would you “bleed Bible?”
Proverbs 21:31 The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the Lord. God had commanded His people to not use horses (Deuteronomy 17:16) so they were not used in any battles before the time of Solomon. However, Solomon disobeyed; (see 1 Kings 10:29.) Here in Proverbs 21, he acknowledges that no matter how strong … More But we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
John Piper, in a sermon on Hebrew 4:11, “Be Diligent to Enter God’s Rest” “Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall through following the same example of disobedience.” In other words, Israel fell from the promised joy of God because of the disobedience of unbelief. And the same thing can … More Daily Diligence
Ezra was ashamed to ask King Artaxerxes for an escort because he previously had told him, The hand of our God is for good on all who seek him, and the power of his wrath is against all who forsake him. (Ezra 8:22) Almost as if Ezra knew Romans 8:28 says, And we know that for those … More Trust in God’s Good Hand
Steve Zeisler, of Peninsula Bible Church, in a sermon, “The Heart of Wisdom” Proverbs 3:5 is a memory verse for many of us. Perhaps you grew up in a Sunday School class or some other place where you were urged to memorize Proverbs 3:5: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not … More Trust in the Lord, not in yourself!
John Piper, in a sermon “Magnifying God With Money” from Luke 12:32-34- The first point of the text (in verse 32) is that God commands us not to fear when it comes to money and things. Don’t worry, don’t be afraid. “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give … More Piper: Not being afraid magnifies 5 great things about God
John Piper on Luke 12: This whole chapter of Luke (ch. 12) is strewn with words from Jesus about not being afraid. And in every case the contentment and peace and fearlessness and courage that he wants us to have is not owing to the human resources at our disposal (like money or ability or … More God will be there for us even when human resources are small or fail entirely.
