25:2 - I know we don't always have the highest opinion of kings today, but int he time this was written...kings were considered the best of men. This passage is telling us that men of character and honor find delight in the search for God's truth. The journey...the pursuit of godliness...is the incredible adventure we should seek out every day.
25:12 - Having a person in your life who you trust and will listen to, who will speak uncomfortable truths to you and call you on the carpet in love - is priceless (And hard to find).
25:21-22 - Your enemies expect hatred and revenge from you, but you show them what true power and strength is when you choose instead to treat them with undeserved mercy. We were once the enemies of God and He was willing to die for us. We honor and emulate the character of God when we treat our enemies kindly.
25:26 - A righteous man who gives in to temptation and falls into sin brings corruption into his life. Why do we so often choose to bring filth into the clear, clean waters of righteousness that Jesus brings us?
26:4 - Don't argue with idiots - it only drags you into the idiocy of your opponent...nothing good comes of it and you end up looking foolish in the end.
26:7 - All the scripture and knowledge in the world is meaningless if we do not actually take it to heart.
26:11 - Over and over the fool returns to the folly that has brought disaster upon his life - why do I remain so foolish? Why do you? Why do we dine on the disgusting corruption that has brought nothing but vileness to our lives in the past...why do we keep return to eat the vomit of sin?
26:15 - I love this verse! This is hilarious! The lazy person digs his hand so deeply into the food dish, that he does not have the strength to actually bring it up to his mouth! Is that not the ultimate picture of laziness! This rings so true in our culture...we want as much as we can have with as little effort as possible.
26:18-19 - This is a good reminder for me because I love to joke around like this with people - but it is a dangerous game to "joke" with the truth (Joking like that is also called "lying" in some circles).
26:22 - The gossip whispered in corners and behind backs sounds so enticing...so intriguing, but it seeps into the soul and brings nothing but corruption.
27:1 - Never forget that every day is a gift from God...nothing is guaranteed...we must live each day humbly before our creator and offer ourselves fully to Him.
27:7 - Interesting verse...if you have found satisfaction and fulfillment in God, then you will not long constantly for more and more, but the spiritually empty crave everything and will fill themselves with poison to fill the void even temporarily.
27:17 - We must have sword brothers (or sisters for you ladies out there) - men and women who will hold us accountable...push us...challenge us and help us to keep that spiritual edge.
27:20 - Just as death and the destroyer are never satisfied...they always want more destruction and more death...human beings wallow in their selfishness and allow it to corrupt their lives. Selfishness is the seed of every sinful thing I do...it is the sickness that I go to war with every day...it is the anti-Christ.
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