Proverbs 31, the last chapter of this book, presents to us two models of those who fear the Lord; on one hand, we should be like a king ruling with the Lord, and on the other, we should be a worthy woman as the church, caring and providing for the needs of the saints. We […]
God gives us one Heart and one Way to Fear Him – we Fear the Lord and we Love Him!
According to His new covenant, God promises to give us a new heart ad one way to fear Him all our days; furthermore, the fear of the Lord and the love of the Lord are two wonderful results of our being forgiven of our sins. The fear of Jehovah, the fear of the Lord, is […]
Having a Proper Fear of God because we will all Appear before Christ’s Judgment Seat
As believers in Christ, we should have a proper fear of God because we will all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; the holy fear of God is actually a source of joy as a fountain of life and as a tree of life. To fear God doesn’t mean that we are afraid of […]
Love Covers all Transgressions and Mistakes but Uncovering others brings in a Curse
Love covers all transgressions; for us to cover others and their mistakes and transgressions, this is love, but uncovering others brings in a curse. In order for us to live a godly life, a life that expresses God, we need to know who our God is. Our God is love; He is love itself. Love […]
We need to Guard our Heart above all because out of it are the Issues, the Flow of Life
We need to keep our heart, guard our heart, with all vigilance, for from it come the issues of life; the fountain of life, the source and issues of life, spring out from our heart, so our heart needs to be dealt with. Our heart is so complicated because our heart has a lot of […]
We need to Keep our Heart with all Vigilance and Deal with our Heart to have a Pure Heart
Our heart is the entrance and exit to our whole being; we need to deal with our heart and keep our heart with all vigilance, for from it are the issues of life (Prov 4:23). Especially as we grow up humanly and also spiritually, we need to learn the lesson of keeping our heart, maintaining […]
We Live a Life of Godliness by being Governed and Energized by the Heavenly Vision
Prov. 29:18a says, Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; we need to see the heavenly vision and be governed by it, even be controlled and directed by it, so that our life may be full of meaning and purpose. This week in our Crystallization-study of Proverbs we come to the topic […]