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Thoughts in Worship
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Thursday, March 1, 2018
Audio Link: https://www.spreaker.com/user/reachmanyradio/thoughts-in-worship-03-01-2018
This is devotional thought number 25 in our devotional series titled, “Wisdom for the Ages.”
“Esteem her highly and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her. She will place a fair garland on your head; she will bestow a beautiful crown on you.”” (Proverbs 4:8–9, NET)
Today’s wisdom imagery is of a beautiful, virtuous woman in contrast to a beautiful, whore whose only purpose is to destroy a man’s life, ministry, and family. Think about it: Solomon is the offspring of a king who lost focus for a while, unlawfully had intercourse with whom would become Solomon’s mother, and Solomon would unfortunately learn how bad things could get when a godly man becomes enamored by ungodly women (plural). So for him to personify wisdom and destruction, both as women, makes perfect sense considering his context.
Note the contrast in today’s passage. Wisdom is pictured as a woman to be respected, prized, and exalted. The Hebrew term from which we get “exalt,” which he says we must do to her, means to pile up in the streat and leave around. Wait a minute. Variant forms of the word suggest a causeway, stepped up ramp, or highway. So if I exalt or esteem wisdom, in my mind I seeing her as the high road. She is a causeway in my life. When I travel from my home to a certain part of the the capital city, especially during high traffic times, I use a toll road called the causeway. What the causeway provides for me is a way around bad drivers, impatient folks, ram packed traffic jams, and too much time on the road. She (the causeway/exalted road) has become a sort of savior to me.
The text continues by saying if we see wisdom as a causeway, a piled up streat that provides a clearer route to my destination, above the fray of the hustle and bustle, she will honor us. She will treat us as royalty. She will make us beautiful. She will show all of those who are bound by the time wasted, unnecessary accidents due to impatience in traffic, and the many potholes on the common road, that there’s a better road to our destination. Are you getting this?
Several times in Solomon’s book of Proverbs, he references an oversexualized woman who marks her victim, saunters into his life, wafts her fragrant essence into his nostrils to bring him further under her spell, and once she has secured him into her embrace, she reveals her diabolical plan. She has only ever intended to destroy the virtue that God placed within each of His children. She works for her pimp, the devil, and all he cares about is money. This currency is the value of a soul. He wants to strip the value God placed upon us, and manifest by the life of the priceless Son of God who gave Himself to provide an exalted causeway, the road to everlasting life. Avoid her at all costs! Do not go near her. She is anything that competes with our focus on God. SHe is overwork. She is pride. She is sexual and drug and alcohol addiction. She is unconfessed sins. She is unholy thoughts and entertainment. She is all false views of our loving God.
Exalt wisdom, and she will exalt you. She is a causeway to completely avoid the harlot of lost hopes and rejected holiness. She will honor you and direct you to the One who is ultimate Wisdom, Jesus Christ Himself. Embrace God’s wisdom and He will exalt you and give you a crown of life!
A word to the foolish is wasteful. A word to the wise is sufficient.—L. David Harris (www.LDavidHarris.com)
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Thursday, March 1, 2018
Audio Link: https://www.spreaker.com/user/reachmanyradio/thoughts-in-worship-03-01-2018
This is devotional thought number 25 in our devotional series titled, “Wisdom for the Ages.”
“Esteem her highly and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her. She will place a fair garland on your head; she will bestow a beautiful crown on you.”” (Proverbs 4:8–9, NET)
Today’s wisdom imagery is of a beautiful, virtuous woman in contrast to a beautiful, whore whose only purpose is to destroy a man’s life, ministry, and family. Think about it: Solomon is the offspring of a king who lost focus for a while, unlawfully had intercourse with whom would become Solomon’s mother, and Solomon would unfortunately learn how bad things could get when a godly man becomes enamored by ungodly women (plural). So for him to personify wisdom and destruction, both as women, makes perfect sense considering his context.
Note the contrast in today’s passage. Wisdom is pictured as a woman to be respected, prized, and exalted. The Hebrew term from which we get “exalt,” which he says we must do to her, means to pile up in the streat and leave around. Wait a minute. Variant forms of the word suggest a causeway, stepped up ramp, or highway. So if I exalt or esteem wisdom, in my mind I seeing her as the high road. She is a causeway in my life. When I travel from my home to a certain part of the the capital city, especially during high traffic times, I use a toll road called the causeway. What the causeway provides for me is a way around bad drivers, impatient folks, ram packed traffic jams, and too much time on the road. She (the causeway/exalted road) has become a sort of savior to me.
The text continues by saying if we see wisdom as a causeway, a piled up streat that provides a clearer route to my destination, above the fray of the hustle and bustle, she will honor us. She will treat us as royalty. She will make us beautiful. She will show all of those who are bound by the time wasted, unnecessary accidents due to impatience in traffic, and the many potholes on the common road, that there’s a better road to our destination. Are you getting this?
Several times in Solomon’s book of Proverbs, he references an oversexualized woman who marks her victim, saunters into his life, wafts her fragrant essence into his nostrils to bring him further under her spell, and once she has secured him into her embrace, she reveals her diabolical plan. She has only ever intended to destroy the virtue that God placed within each of His children. She works for her pimp, the devil, and all he cares about is money. This currency is the value of a soul. He wants to strip the value God placed upon us, and manifest by the life of the priceless Son of God who gave Himself to provide an exalted causeway, the road to everlasting life. Avoid her at all costs! Do not go near her. She is anything that competes with our focus on God. SHe is overwork. She is pride. She is sexual and drug and alcohol addiction. She is unconfessed sins. She is unholy thoughts and entertainment. She is all false views of our loving God.
Exalt wisdom, and she will exalt you. She is a causeway to completely avoid the harlot of lost hopes and rejected holiness. She will honor you and direct you to the One who is ultimate Wisdom, Jesus Christ Himself. Embrace God’s wisdom and He will exalt you and give you a crown of life!
A word to the foolish is wasteful. A word to the wise is sufficient.—L. David Harris (www.LDavidHarris.com)
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Thoughts in Worship
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Thursday, March 1, 2018
Audio Link: https://www.spreaker.com/user/reachmanyradio/thoughts-in-worship-03-01-2018
This is devotional thought number 25 in our devotional series titled, “Wisdom for the Ages.”
“Esteem her highly and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her. She will place a fair garland on your head; she will bestow a beautiful crown on you.”” (Proverbs 4:8–9, NET)
Today’s wisdom imagery is of a beautiful, virtuous woman in contrast to a beautiful, whore whose only purpose is to destroy a man’s life, ministry, and family. Think about it: Solomon is the offspring of a king who lost focus for a while, unlawfully had intercourse with whom would become Solomon’s mother, and Solomon would unfortunately learn how bad things could get when a godly man becomes enamored by ungodly women (plural). So for him to personify wisdom and destruction, both as women, makes perfect sense considering his context.
Note the contrast in today’s passage. Wisdom is pictured as a woman to be respected, prized, and exalted. The Hebrew term from which we get “exalt,” which he says we must do to her, means to pile up in the streat and leave around. Wait a minute. Variant forms of the word suggest a causeway, stepped up ramp, or highway. So if I exalt or esteem wisdom, in my mind I seeing her as the high road. She is a causeway in my life. When I travel from my home to a certain part of the the capital city, especially during high traffic times, I use a toll road called the causeway. What the causeway provides for me is a way around bad drivers, impatient folks, ram packed traffic jams, and too much time on the road. She (the causeway/exalted road) has become a sort of savior to me.
The text continues by saying if we see wisdom as a causeway, a piled up streat that provides a clearer route to my destination, above the fray of the hustle and bustle, she will honor us. She will treat us as royalty. She will make us beautiful. She will show all of those who are bound by the time wasted, unnecessary accidents due to impatience in traffic, and the many potholes on the common road, that there’s a better road to our destination. Are you getting this?
Several times in Solomon’s book of Proverbs, he references an oversexualized woman who marks her victim, saunters into his life, wafts her fragrant essence into his nostrils to bring him further under her spell, and once she has secured him into her embrace, she reveals her diabolical plan. She has only ever intended to destroy the virtue that God placed within each of His children. She works for her pimp, the devil, and all he cares about is money. This currency is the value of a soul. He wants to strip the value God placed upon us, and manifest by the life of the priceless Son of God who gave Himself to provide an exalted causeway, the road to everlasting life. Avoid her at all costs! Do not go near her. She is anything that competes with our focus on God. SHe is overwork. She is pride. She is sexual and drug and alcohol addiction. She is unconfessed sins. She is unholy thoughts and entertainment. She is all false views of our loving God.
Exalt wisdom, and she will exalt you. She is a causeway to completely avoid the harlot of lost hopes and rejected holiness. She will honor you and direct you to the One who is ultimate Wisdom, Jesus Christ Himself. Embrace God’s wisdom and He will exalt you and give you a crown of life!
A word to the foolish is wasteful. A word to the wise is sufficient.—L. David Harris (www.LDavidHarris.com)
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Thursday, March 1, 2018
Audio Link: https://www.spreaker.com/user/reachmanyradio/thoughts-in-worship-03-01-2018
This is devotional thought number 25 in our devotional series titled, “Wisdom for the Ages.”
“Esteem her highly and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her. She will place a fair garland on your head; she will bestow a beautiful crown on you.”” (Proverbs 4:8–9, NET)
Today’s wisdom imagery is of a beautiful, virtuous woman in contrast to a beautiful, whore whose only purpose is to destroy a man’s life, ministry, and family. Think about it: Solomon is the offspring of a king who lost focus for a while, unlawfully had intercourse with whom would become Solomon’s mother, and Solomon would unfortunately learn how bad things could get when a godly man becomes enamored by ungodly women (plural). So for him to personify wisdom and destruction, both as women, makes perfect sense considering his context.
Note the contrast in today’s passage. Wisdom is pictured as a woman to be respected, prized, and exalted. The Hebrew term from which we get “exalt,” which he says we must do to her, means to pile up in the streat and leave around. Wait a minute. Variant forms of the word suggest a causeway, stepped up ramp, or highway. So if I exalt or esteem wisdom, in my mind I seeing her as the high road. She is a causeway in my life. When I travel from my home to a certain part of the the capital city, especially during high traffic times, I use a toll road called the causeway. What the causeway provides for me is a way around bad drivers, impatient folks, ram packed traffic jams, and too much time on the road. She (the causeway/exalted road) has become a sort of savior to me.
The text continues by saying if we see wisdom as a causeway, a piled up streat that provides a clearer route to my destination, above the fray of the hustle and bustle, she will honor us. She will treat us as royalty. She will make us beautiful. She will show all of those who are bound by the time wasted, unnecessary accidents due to impatience in traffic, and the many potholes on the common road, that there’s a better road to our destination. Are you getting this?
Several times in Solomon’s book of Proverbs, he references an oversexualized woman who marks her victim, saunters into his life, wafts her fragrant essence into his nostrils to bring him further under her spell, and once she has secured him into her embrace, she reveals her diabolical plan. She has only ever intended to destroy the virtue that God placed within each of His children. She works for her pimp, the devil, and all he cares about is money. This currency is the value of a soul. He wants to strip the value God placed upon us, and manifest by the life of the priceless Son of God who gave Himself to provide an exalted causeway, the road to everlasting life. Avoid her at all costs! Do not go near her. She is anything that competes with our focus on God. SHe is overwork. She is pride. She is sexual and drug and alcohol addiction. She is unconfessed sins. She is unholy thoughts and entertainment. She is all false views of our loving God.
Exalt wisdom, and she will exalt you. She is a causeway to completely avoid the harlot of lost hopes and rejected holiness. She will honor you and direct you to the One who is ultimate Wisdom, Jesus Christ Himself. Embrace God’s wisdom and He will exalt you and give you a crown of life!
A word to the foolish is wasteful. A word to the wise is sufficient.—L. David Harris (www.LDavidHarris.com)