Posts Tagged ‘deception’
John 8:33-41 Removing stones in the garden
They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will be made free’?” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham. But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth…
Read MoreJohn 8:30-32 Freedom for the prisoners
Even as he spoke, many believed in him. To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:30-32 NIV This and what follows is one of the most bizarre interactions…
Read MoreProverbs 14:8 Packing for my trip
The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception. Proverbs 14:8 NIV There is a big difference between doing something impulsively and thinking about it beforehand. Some of my biggest and most embarrassing moments have come from the lack of consideration of the impact of…
Read MoreProverbs 14:2 To juke or not to juke
He who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, But he who is devious in his ways despises Him. Proverbs 14:2 NASB The Hebrew word for uprightness means: straightness, evenness of path, often inferring rightness, what is due, right, or even predictable. In contrast, devious (in his ways) means: to turn aside, depart, the inferred…
Read MoreProverbs 16:7 Posers
There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches. Proverbs 13:7 NKJV Or Rotherham’s translation: There is, who feigns himself rich, yet has nothing at all, and who pleads poverty, yet has great substance. Solomon is talking about appearances. Something that is actually a…
Read MoreProverbs 12:15 I am right, idiot! Do you hear me?
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man is he who listens to counsel. Proverbs 12:15 NASB This is a particularly painful proverb for me this morning as I grapple with some persistent missteps at work. I feel like such a fool! I have so many blind spots…
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