The path of the wise demands consistency & purpose, honesty & boldness, a steady gaze & a pure heart.

"Woe to the rebellious children," says the LORD, "Who take counsel, but not of Me, and who devise plans, but not of My Spirit..."

God does not contradict Himself, He never has, & He never will.

Many will continue to reject the Truth because they overestimate the value of their mind & understanding, which come from the world.

But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good.

False teaching isn't reserved for church leaders but includes anyone who proclaims Christ to the masses.

The poetic words illustrate the way the Creator turns the universe inside out & upside down to rescue one of His children.

The meaning is clear: those who pervert God’s definition of good by calling evil good are headed towards the wrath & judgment of God.

When we act in rebellion & ungratefulness, in defiance of His goodness, He wraps us in gentle cords of love.

God compares the love that Israel has for the Lord to the early dew & morning cloud that quickly evaporates (Hosea 6:4, 13:3).

The rich man can be described using the 3 gifts that God has given to us, which we often corrupt & abuse for our gain: money, sex, & power.

We are told of two gates/paths: the wide & the narrow.

Our two motivations in life should be to disciple (share the Word) and to look different than the world around us (model the Word).

Followers of Christ are called to prevent corruption, renew the world from its perversion, and heal it from wickedness.

One attribute of God is His omnipresence. There is no where we can go to escape the presence of God.

We need to understand the enemy’s tactics in order to combat them.

Those who abide in Christ should not watch with anxiety and stress while the Creator is in the middle of creating His great work.

We know that God has already won and that we are seeing everything play out according to His plan, His will.

Just because the Bible doesn’t use our current terminology, doesn’t mean our present-day issues aren’t addressed in the Bible.

When the Psalms were authored (approx. between 1010-930 BC), they didn’t know the intricacies of child development like we do today.

Isaiah was a prophet who began his ministry for God when he heard God’s voice ask who He should send as a messenger into Judah.

We need to remove ourself from what’s blinding ourselves in the WORLD to search for TRUTH.

Psalm 42 is a poetic, heartfelt cry to God during times of trouble.

Before his fall, Lucifer (Satan) was a cherubim (Isaiah 14:12), a high position of power amongst God’s heavenly angels.