“In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty.” (Proverbs 14:23, ESV) Making plans before beginning any venture is truly wise. Fools do rush in without a plan, without advise, and without counting the cost. But there comes a time when we must quit talking about working and actually work. Planning …
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“Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more. And now I will break his yoke from off you and will burst your bonds apart.” (Nahum 1:12b-13) Is this a one time promise for one population? Or is this a general way, God deals with his people? “For the yoke of his burden, …
“Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge.” (Proverbs 14:7) It has been well said that you will be a reflection of the five people you spend the majority of your time with. Who do you spend your time with? If you roll with the pigs you are …
“Thus says the LORD, “Though they are at full strength and many, they will be cut down and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more.” (Nahum 1:12) Whenever we read scripture we must be aware of who is speaking, who they are speaking to, and who is being spoken …
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Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense. (Proverbs 12:11) Of course this was written in an area and time when agriculture was by far the most common means of making a living. Today I can say “If you are a farmer, farm! If you are …
“From you came one who plotted evil against the LORD, a worthless counselor.” (Nahum 1:11) It looks like we are now getting to more specific accusations against some group or leader. Someone in a position of influence or authority hatched a plot of “evil against the Lord.” This plotter is called a worthless counselor. I …
How many people do you know who live paycheck to paycheck? One unexpected bill, or a few days off work, and they are in a financial free-fall. Are you living life on the jagged edge financially? For most people in this situation the thing that pushed them to the edge of disaster was not the …
“For they are like entangled thorns, like drunkards as they drink; they are consumed like stubble fully dried.” (Nahum 1:10) Three more analogies are used in this short verse to illustrate the utter futility of opposing The Almighty. First, even at their best their opposition is pitiful. They see themselves as nearly impregnable, their fortifications …
One reason many are unemployed or are in jobs they absolutely hate is that they do not have marketable skills and refuse to develop any. To be paid for your labor you must be worth much more than the cost to hire you. Whoever hires an employee pays more than the take home pay and …
“What do you plot against the LORD? He will make a complete end; trouble will not rise up a second time.” (Nahum 1:9) Plan what you want. Plot and strategize as you will. It will do you no good. When God decides to destroy, destruction comes sure and complete. When the Almighty knocks you down …
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