Words Of Insight
The proverbs of Solomon son of David,
king of
For learning about wisdom and
instruction, for understanding words of insight, for gaining instruction in
wise dealing, righteousness, justice, and equity; to teach shrewdness to the
simple, knowledge and prudence to the young – let the wise also hear and gain
in learning, and the discerning acquire skill, to understand a proverb and a
figure, the words of the wise and their riddles.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning
of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
It is an increasingly dangerous world.
We have more to fear, and less knowledge of how to deal with things that we
have never had to deal with before. Terrorism, fear of other
religions, fear of things we eat, even fear of global warming. And there
is a fear of God. But God is constant. He is our place of refuge in the midst
of all these fears.
Our faith in God can deliver us from
the fears of the world.
To fear God is to sense His
awesomeness. When we acknowledge His greatness and trust in
Him, we no longer want to sin against Him. He becomes our refuge from
the fears of this world. In Him we find true peace.
Those who fear
God need not fear the world.
Our Daily
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