Tag Archives: Proverbs

Getting Tough with my Readers

Posted on 29 September, 2011 by Jon Gleason

You know that God gave you functional grey cells somewhere within your cranial cavity, but they are sleeping, and you wouldn’t want to disturb them when they need rest so badly. Continue reading →

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So Who’s at the Next Table, Anyway?

Posted on 28 September, 2011 by Jon Gleason

I’m thankful for my two “restaurant experiences”, one sad, one humourous. In one, I heard that which shouldn’t have been said anywhere. In the other, the words were harmless. Both cases reminded me of the need to give consideration to the question: “Who might be listening?” Ultimately, both cases reminded me of the importance of considering the One who is always listening.
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Finding Christ in Proverbs — and Finding Proverbs in Christ

Posted on 23 September, 2011 by Jon Gleason

Proverbs, for all its work of conviction of sin, as a schoolmaster, is also a book of hope. If our case was hopeless, if there were no way for God to be pleased with us, the entire book would be wasted words spoken to wasted hearts. Proverbs, after knocking us into the pit of despair by revealing our desperate conviction, says to us, “God gives wisdom. Do not despair. God can and will be pleased with you, if you follow wisdom and the fear of the Lord. He will make a way.” Continue reading →

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Finding Christ in Proverbs — Some Mistakes to Avoid

Posted on 22 September, 2011 by Jon Gleason

“But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption” (I Corinthians 1:30). This is not saying that wisdom = Christ, it is saying that through Christ we are given wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. Continue reading →

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The Problem of Proverbs

Posted on 16 September, 2011 by Jon Gleason

Some years ago, while in seminary, I seemed to be going through a “dry patch”, where devotional Bible reading was tough.  The Scriptures were real, and true, and I was learning truth, but somehow I was struggling.  I ended up … Continue reading →

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A Proverb for Today — Proverbs 14:4

Posted on 14 September, 2011 by Jon Gleason

Most of the blessings in our lives come with a little bit of a mess. We can cry, complain, and whinge about the mess. Alternatively, we can focus on the “much increase” that comes with it, care for that which God has given us, and be thankful. Continue reading →

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A Proverb for Today — Proverbs 10:19

Posted on 10 September, 2011 by Jon Gleason

“In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise” (Proverbs 10:19). There is nothing complicated about this proverb.  If you talk a lot, you are going to end up sinning in what … Continue reading →

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