This week I started reading the book of Proverbs and I have taken it slowly, meditating just on the first chapter. I am learning to spend time in the word to know the Word as opposed to spending time in the word to reach a specific goal or to mark a task as “complete”. InContinue reading “The way of Wisdom”
Category Archives: Christian Virtues
Christian Legacy
If today was my last day, I would leave my most treasured possession with my loved ones staying behind with the instruction to care for it with the same diligence and love I had for it. I would instruct the beneficiaries of my inheritance to guard it with all that they have so that itContinue reading “Christian Legacy”
Hope in the LORD
As I reflect on this week, there have been great moments of joy and happiness and other moments of mundane tasks that could almost sweep away that joy and happiness. It simply reminded me of how much can happen within a week and how much of that change can affect us either positively or negatively.Continue reading “Hope in the LORD”
The Weapon of the word
The word of God is called the sword of the Spirit (Ephesians 6:17). Among the weapons available to the Christian, it is the only offensive one, the one we use to attack our adversary. As I have been reading in Psalm 119, there is much more to the word of God. For example, “pondering onContinue reading “The Weapon of the word”
The Benefits of the Word
Throughout the Bible, we are told that God’s word is good for our souls. It brings us life, it revives us, it blesses us, it purifies us, in other words, it is vital for the Christian. We ought to give ourselves to it. Many Psalms tell us that the one who obeys or walks accordingContinue reading “The Benefits of the Word”
A Framework for Repentance
The diversity of the Psalms truly makes them one of the books of the Bible that are applicable to most aspects if not all aspects of life. In general, psalms are songs of praise and worship, but they are also prayers and supplications to the LORD. In my continuous reading, I stumbled upon a type ofContinue reading “A Framework for Repentance”
Leaving a good legacy
The Psalms do not cease to amaze me. I seem to be on a discovery with each psalm I read. There are so many different types of psalms, one for each season of life (highs and lows, good and bad etc.) it appears. Last week at church, my pastor preached on a psalm of lament,Continue reading “Leaving a good legacy”
A call to tenacity
As I spend time reading the Psalms, I am quite struck by the fact that the psalmist knowingly or unknowingly teaches a fundamental lesson about not giving up: being tenacious. How do I see that, you ask? Simply from the repetition of the songs and the themes that they express. It is as though theContinue reading “A call to tenacity”
Knowing your enemy
I used to read the Psalms of David thinking his language was hyperbolic and exaggeration but the more I grow in life the more I identify with his sayings. One of those hyperboles was David’s description of the wicked and how their actions affected him. I was often surprised that many of his Psalms wereContinue reading “Knowing your enemy”
Who Is Like You?
Throughout this week as I spent time with the LORD, the theme “who is like you” kept coming. I saw it in the Psalms I read, in the music I listened to, in other Bible passages I heard or even in discussions. It was certainly unique to have everything I ingest prompt me to askContinue reading “Who Is Like You?”
A Word Aptly Spoken 