There’s no doubt that the woman spoken of by King Lemuel’s mother was a woman of excellence. She was God-fearing and of good character. This proverb was meant to enable the king discern the kind of woman he ought to marry or be in relationship with (prior to marriage). The proverb should therefore be more … Read more
From Proverbs Chapters 1-9. Is it white or is it black? It seems to have some white yet it is dark enough to certainly be called black. What is it then? It is grey. There are too many grey areas in the world we live in, too much mixture of good elements with bad, too … Read more
Quoted from Proverbs 16:9. The alarm on your device goes off and tells you it is time to get up. If the sleep is still too sweet, you ignore it and remain in your comfort zone. Later on, you get up and the planning begins. You project what you are going to do that day. … Read more
From Proverbs 23:18. There are times when we’ve been waiting on God a long time but have not seen the manifestation of our hope. This proverb is reassurance that indeed there is a reward for waiting, and what we earnestly desire will materialize. God rarely does things on our timetable but if He promised, He … Read more
From Proverbs 10:22. If God were to give you a gift, what aspects would it have? Or how can we know that something really comes from Him? The answer is in this proverb. The blessings that come from God have a certain completeness about them and always bring us peace with contentment. Not that everything … Read more
From Proverbs 15:15. All the days we suffer are indeed evil or bad. We cannot pretend the problems we face are pleasant. No one plans to have an awful day. We all wish that every day could go well and is trouble-free. That is not the reality though. So who is this person that can … Read more
From Proverbs 11:24. There is something about giving freely. Not during holidays or special occasions. I mean on ordinary days. For instance in the middle of April (excuse me those with occasions at that time), when there’s nothing to celebrate and yet you become the beneficiary of a person’s extraordinary generosity. Solomon may have noticed … Read more