And five of them were wise, and five were foolish (Matthew 25:2, KJV) The Parable of the 10 virgins in Matthew 25 has volumes to teach us. In summary, 10 virgins went to meet a bridegroom with their lamps. Five of them were wise and took extra oil and the other five were foolish and Read More
Wisdom
An Excellent Spirit
Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar.. (Daniel 5:12, KJV) Daniel had an excellent spirit. The term “spirit” here is not referring to an angel or the Holy Spirit. It Read More
What is Wisdom?
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding (Prov. 4:7 KJV) The Lord commands and exhorts us to get wisdom because wisdom is the principal thing in life. This statement should grab our attention given the seriousness with what the Lord instructs us in the verse above. But Read More
King Nebuchadnezzar Fell Upon His Face and Worshipped Daniel
Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him (Dan. 2:46 KJV) If you remember who King Nebuchadnezzar is, then you will immediately see what is almost could have been thought impossible in the verse above. He fell on his Read More
Wisdom is Justified of all her Children
But wisdom is justified of all her children (Lk. 7:35 KJV) Jesus gave a public endorsement of John the Baptist, whose ministry had been rejected by the Pharisees. These same Pharisees also rejected the ministry of Jesus and in response to their rejection, Jesus said: “wisdom is justified of all her children”. That means wisdom Read More
The conclusion of the whole matter
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man (Eccl. 12:13 KJV) King Solomon gives us the conclusion that followed his wise lifelong observations in life. He says the end of the whole matter of life is that a man should Read More
Planning with God
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he has sufficient to finish it? (Lk. 14:28 KJV) There is tremendous wisdom in preparation and planning. No preparation is actually preparing to fail in whatever endeavor we are engaging in! Success is hardly accidental. It is Read More
Wisdom is the Principal Thing
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. (Prov. 4:7 KJV) If you are like me, you would have expected God to say that power is the principle thing, not wisdom. Yet the Scripture above gives us the tantalizing statement that “wisdom is the principle thing; therefore get Read More