Proverbs 31 starts with the question, “What are you doing?” The question posed by a father to his son beckons the son to consider kingly behavior. For those who have a relationship with Jesus Christ, sons and daughters of God, we have an opportunity to pose this question to ourselves
Continuing our climb through Proverbs with the summit in reach, we come upon Chapter 30. Though the intention of the writing is not said to have the previous 29 chapters in mind, in many ways, Proverbs 30 encapsulates them. Making an effort to categorize and summarize the writing, I see
Do you think we have a leadership problem in our country? The divisiveness of our current political culture appears to indicate so. Scandals plague the current landscape and justice toward those doing wrong may not be served. Where bad leadership, criminal behavior and a lack of accountability coexist, wickedness germinates.
How is wickedness identified? Proverbs 28 identifies those of a wicked heart. The wicked are said to: Flee though no one pursues Oppress the poor Forsake the law Give praise to other wicked people Have no understanding of justice Shame their fathers Be crooked in their ways Have prayers that
One of the fun things about tracking through Proverbs is looking beyond the random order of the wisdom within and trying to gather related items into topical groups. You may group them differently, but regardless, I’m continually amazed at the detail of each proverb and how it applies to life
