Daily Thoughts From God's Word

So much disloyalty and disobedience and judgment.  The people were like that vineyard of chapter 5:  expected to bring forth sweet grapes...

Isaiah is so rich in content.  In these chapters there is the vineyard of the Lord, Isaiah’s vision of the Lord and call to the prophetic...

The opening chapters of Isaiah are comprised of pointed accusations and harsh words of judgment.  The people had turned away from God,...

Back and forth the lovers go.  When they are apart, how they miss one another!  They recall each other with the fondest and most exciting...

There are various interpretations of the Song of Solomon.  I am convinced that it is a love poem between two lovers.  I mean, hear these...

Some thoughts, this morning, about calmness.  The Preacher counsels, “If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your...

“Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools” (7:9).  These words seem particularly harsh,...

The Preacher:  “I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man's envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving...

The Preacher utters one of his most famous sayings:  “What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and...

“The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle. The man declares, I am weary, O God; I am weary, O God, and worn out” (30:1).  I suppose all...

I’m not sure.  Today’s comments might be a bit of a stretch but let’s try it, anyway.  In his presidential address at the 2024 annual...

Solomon’s proverb – “To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice” (21:3) – reminds me of the prophets. ...

Solomon speaks to a principle that is often ignored or rejected.  It is the normal state of things that, when a subject disobeys or...

As we prepare to gather as God’s people, this morning, a couple of Solomon’s proverbs seem particularly appropriate.  “Whoever walks with...

In chapters 8 & 9, Wisdom completes her discourse and notes, “Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness.  My fruit...