Listen to Pastor Nick read the Firestarter and Proverbs 17:1-10.

We have here twenty-eight “firestarters” in one chapter of Proverbs. As the positive and negative poles of a battery that allow electric energy to flow, so is there a flow of wisdom as the negative fool contrasts with the positive, wise person. Read slowly. You might take two proverbs each hour of the waking part of your day. Sift, savor, and simmer these truths until they softly sink into your soul, calling you to right living and holy thinking. Clear a few minutes of time to read and reflect as each hour comes round. The wisdom in the Word will become wisdom in the heart.

A suggestion … Allow God’s graces to well up in your heart by writing the wisdom the Lord gives to you, as God did to Solomon. Jot them on post-it notes so that they will be right in front you.

Proverbs 17

What are Bible Breaths? Learn More…
Example: Forgiveness fosters friendship. v. 9

Tuesdays are dedicated to the Old Testament books of history
and the Hebrew “Writings.”
In the Easter Season this year we read Proverbs 17 – 19 and Ezra.

For all the Firestarters I recommend the ebook.  You will have the entire program of well over a thousand of these introductions with you on your phone or tablet. Check the menu options at the site for more information

Listen to Pastor Nick read the Firestarter and Ezekiel 17:22-24.

Eagles soaring and ready to pounce: such are the rulers of Babylon and Egypt. Israel is exposed as the topmost branch, vulnerable to attack because King Zedekiah not only violated the covenant with God, but also failed to keep his agreement with King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.

The Lord has made the dry tree flourish. Indeed! The dry tree of Calvary last Friday has flourished into the eternal life we celebrate this Easter Week.

Chapter 18 puts to rest the long debated problem of whether sons pay for the sins of their father. They do not. Here Ezekiel develops one of his key themes—individual responsibility for one’s own sins.

God no longer remembers our sins! What comfort in this! The only condition is a return to right living. If God does not remember your sins, why should you?

Ezekiel 17—19

Mondays are dedicated to the reading of the Hebrew Prophets.
In the Season of Easter this year we read Ezekiel 17-32.

What are “Bible Breaths”? Learn More…
Example: You raise up the lowly tree. v. 24

For all the Firestarters I recommend the ebook.  You will have the entire program of well over a thousand of these introductions with you on your phone or tablet. Check the menu options at the site for more information.