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Tag: Proverbs 10:7

  • Verse to DATE the Word on October 14 (10/14) is Proverbs 10:14

    “Wise people store up knowledge, But the mouth of
    the foolish is near destruction.” – Proverbs 10:14
    It is BETTER to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it!

    One day during math class my 7th-grade math teacher, Mr. Ford, was asked by a fellow classmate why we had to learn math.  I have never forgotten his answer as he said, “It is better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.”   My math-teaching daughter would say, “AMEN!”

    I can now look back and say that was one WISE answer.  I do not know if Mr. Ford knew Proverbs 10:14 but when I first read “Wise people store up knowledge,” I thought of his statement.

    Drawing from the teaching of Proverbs 10:14 we are reminded that when it comes to learning God’s Word we must read and look to apply it PRESENTLY AND we need to read it and memorize it in order to know it for LATER application.

    Keep in mind you are reading God’s Word for TODAY as well as storing it up for TOMORROW.

    The foolish do not have this mindset.  They brag of NOT NEEDING TO KNOW and will be caught off guard many times without the resources to handle temptations, which in turn leads to destruction.  

    Are you a WISE person who is storing up knowledge today for tomorrow’s use?  
    Or do you think more like a FOOLISH person who is constantly questioning WHY DO WE NEED TO LEARN THS?  

    Take a quick moment as you ponder Proverbs 10:14 to:
    1) Think of a time when a lesson you learned years ago came to mind and you immediately had the answer to a situation.
    2) Think of a time when you wished you would have paid more attention to a lesson or a sermon as you find yourself in a situation with no answers.

    As you reflect on your answers how wise does Mr. Ford’s answer, “It is better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it,” come across today?

    Verse to DATE the Word on October 14 (10/14) is Proverbs 10:14. It says, “Wise people store up knowledge, But the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.”

    Continue Strong “DATING” the Word for today AND tomorrow!
    And remember to DATE THE WORD

  • Verse to DATE the Word on October 7 (10/7) is Proverbs 10:7

    “The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the
    name of the wicked will rot.” – Proverbs 10:7
    Live so the memory of your name brings a smile.

    Some people live in such a way that they leave precious memories while there are others who have memories that quickly wilt away. Just one quick, short thought of a person, present or past, can quickly bring a smile to your face.  Just one quick, short thought of a person, present or past, can quickly bring a frown to your face.
    How that person chooses to live or has in the past decided to live impacts your feelings toward them, even years after they are no longer on this earth.  

    We remember how people made us feel.  

    We remember how people treated us.  

    We remember the imprints of wisdom they left us and the words of encouragement that gave us.  

    We remember the stripes left by foolish acts and yes, mean acts, and the words of discouragement.  Yes, we do recall both good and bad.  Over time the precious memories gain strength with a smile while we seek to quickly dismiss the bad.  

    While we have our memories, we also need to know it is a two-way street.  We have the ability with our actions to create PRECIOUS MEMORIES that for generations those memories may bring smiles to people’s faces.  Yet we can take actions of cruelty toward someone that one may even wince at hearing our name spoken.  

    As you ponder Proverbs 10:7 know that HOW YOU LIVE MATTERS!  

    My challenge is that you do something memorable today for family or friends, or even a complete stranger that years from now brings a smile to their face.   Consider your words and works with others to not bring sadness but joy to their heart years from now.  Let the remembrance of your name be a blessing, not a burden. 

    Verse to DATE the Word on October 7 (10/7) is Proverbs 10:7. It says, “The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot.”

    Let the remembrance of your name be a blessing, not a burden. 

    Continue Strong doing what is right in God’s sight and be a generational blessing!
    And remember to DATE the WORD!