Tag Archives: Encouragement

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.  Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV) As we begin to lean upon God in both good times and bad, we learn to trust Him. We all have good days and bad days in howContinue reading “When We Acknowledge Him – Proverbs 3”

In Proverbs 3, King Solomon highlights the importance of mercy. Accompanied by truth, it is a highly esteemed quality in God’s eyes and attractive and beneficial to those around us, as well. 3 Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart,4 And so find favor and highContinue reading “Mercy and Truth – Proverbs 3”

Should we actually “fear” God? According to the prophet Isaiah, there is a type of fear that is of tremendous value to all. 6 The fear of the Lord is His treasure. Isaiah 33:6 (NKJV) King Solomon reigned at the peak of Israel’s Old Testament glory, and during this time he wrote many wise sayings under the inspiration ofContinue reading “The Lord’s Treasure – Proverbs 1”

When God first called a people out to Himself through the patriarch Abraham, He told him: 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I willContinue reading “The Queen of Sheba – 1 Kings 10”

Solomon’s temple was the new home of the ark of the covenant, a covenant between God and mankind based upon the Ten Commandments.  The ark contained two stone tablets, inscribed with the commandments by God’s hand, which were given to Moses on Mount Sinai almost five hundred years before King Solomon’s time. The first commandmentContinue reading “Embracing Other gods – 1 Kings 9”

The ark of the covenant was a small box that contained the tablets of the Ten Commandments, which God had given to Moses on Mount Sinai.  It was kept in the holiest part of the tabernacle tent and was moved around only when God directed a change in tabernacle location.  It was hand-carried by LeviticalContinue reading “Solomon Brings Up the Ark – 1 Kings 8”

Several hundred years after Solomon built the Lord’s temple, the prophet Isaiah wrote of God laying the foundation for a future one.  16 Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; Whoever believes will not act hastily. Isaiah 28:16 (NKJV) Solomon’sContinue reading “God’s Temple – Isaiah 28”

King Solomon constructed a magnificent temple in Jerusalem using the materials and funding left to him by his late father, King David. Many centuries later, Jesus quoted Psalm 118 to the religious leaders of His day who rejected Him as Messiah, or Christ.  He was telling them that, because of their rejection, a new templeContinue reading “Solomon’s Temple – 1 Kings 5-6”

The first line of King Solomon’s Proverbs 15 always stops me in my tracks: 1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.  Proverbs 15:1 (NKJV) The reason this verse gives me pause is because I have read it many times, but in the heat of the moment, can have a veryContinue reading “The Soft Answer – Proverbs 15”

King Solomon recorded many valuable spiritual thoughts and concepts in the thirty-one chapters of the book of Proverbs.  As wisdom was his primary divine gift, there is much to be gained from reading and meditating upon each chapter. Proverbs Eight is focused on the eternal nature of wisdom.  It personifies wisdom as having been livingContinue reading “The Wisdom of Christ – Proverbs 8”