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 […]
The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah shining in us and enlightening our inward parts
April 16, 2021 by 1 Comment
The Spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, searching all the innermost parts of our inner being (Prov. 20:27); our spirit is God’s lamp within us, and God’s Spirit is in our spirit shining into all the parts of our inner being to enlighten and expose and enliven us. Amen! This is a great […]
Pay the Price to Buy the Truth and Stand for the Absoluteness of the Present Truth
April 15, 2021 by 1 Comment
We need to buy truth and not sell it; we need to pay the price to buy the truth, be absolute for the truth, stand on the side of the truth, not compromise the truth, and be absolute for the present truth. Prov. 23:23 tells us that we should buy truth and not sell it. […]
We Live a Life of Godliness by being Governed and Energized by the Heavenly Vision
April 15, 2021 by Leave a Comment
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 […]
Pray-reading the Word of God to Inhale the Breathing out of God and Gain more of God
April 13, 2021 by Leave a Comment
We need to be those pray-reading the word of God to inhale the breathing out of God and gain more of God. As believers in Christ, we come to the Bible as the breath of God for us to breathe in that we may receive life supply from God; we read the verses in the […]
Love God and exercise our spirit over the Word to get nuggets and gems in our Christian life
April 12, 2021 by Leave a Comment
We need to love God and exercise our spirit over the Word to get nuggets and gems in our life of pursuing Christ. When we as believers in Christ come to the book of Proverbs, we need to turn ourselves from the mind to the spirit by praying in our spirit; we need to exercise […]
Seeking God in Coming to His word to receive Wisdom from God through Contacting God
April 12, 2021 by Leave a Comment
The book of Proverbs is a collection of the words of the wise, stressing the wisdom that man receives of God through his contacting of God; the kind of book Proverbs is to us depends on the kind of person we are and in what way we take it. This week in our deeper study […]
