Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 11:1–6 (ESV)1 Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.2 Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you know not what disaster may happen on earth.3 If … Continue reading Do Not Allow Fear to Stop You
Shaped by the Word is a daily, Bible-reading devotional. I do not publish supplemental material on Sundays, but I do include a suggested Scripture reading. Please be sure to subscribe to this page to follow along every day. Thanks for … Continue reading Wisdom for Life
Today’s post is part of our Psalm Saturdays series from guest blogger Robert Chamberlain. You can read his archives at www.roberlain.wordpress.com . Psalm 142:1–7 (ESV)1 With my voice I cry out to the LORD; with my voice I plead for mercy to the LORD.2 … Continue reading Cry
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 10:16–17 (ESV)16 Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, and your princes feast in the morning!17 Happy are you, O land, when your king is the son of the nobility, and your … Continue reading A Child King and a Wise King
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 10:12–15 (ESV)12 The words of a wise man’s mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk … Continue reading Choosing Our Words
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 10:8–11 (ESV)8 He who digs a pit will fall into it, and a serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall.9 He who quarries stones is hurt by them, and he who splits logs is … Continue reading The Unexpected
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 10:5–7 (ESV)5 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were an error proceeding from the ruler:6 folly is set in many high places, and the rich sit in a low … Continue reading Not As We Would Expect
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 10:1–4 (ESV)1 Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a stench; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.2 A wise man’s heart inclines him to the right, but a fool’s heart to the left.3 … Continue reading A Little Bad Ruins a Lot of Good
Reading the Word Ecclesiastes 9:17–18 (ESV) 17 The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools. 18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good. Understanding and Applying … Continue reading It Only Takes One
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