verseoftheday

Friday! Proverbs! By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them. Proverbs 14:3 ESV Words. From the rugby player who talks back to the ref and gets marched 10, to the politician who lies, to the person who shares someone else's affairs... this proverb reminds us that its our own words that get us into trouble... Gossip Speaking without listening Angry words Hurting words Words we wish we could retrieve... but it's too late and they're said... The lips of the wise - that's what we want to be known for - speaking life! Speaking words that preserve not only ourselves but others :) The thing about words is that we get to choose. Words. #proverbs #wisdom #somethingtochewon #words #choose #speaklife

The righteous will flourish... They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green,  proclaiming, The Lord is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him. Psalm 92:12, 14-15 NIV Our culture says expectation you get less useful as you age...at some age, you're no longer as useful, no longer of value. But the Bible says something different. Not only will there be fruit, there can be freshness, green, growth...the key here is the source The Lord Our Rock In Him there is no shred of the corrupted, imperfect, prone to selfishness, hearts that we have. No, the Lord is upright. Truth Trustworthy He is the source of our fruit. It's in Him we need to sink, and keep sinking our roots, and we can stay fresh and green...full of Life There is no "use by" date in God's economy... #psalms #psalm92 #thrive #makesomemusic

The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;  planted in the house of the Lord , they will flourish in the courts of our God. Psalm 92:12-13 NIV Grow like a Kauri... a mighty Totara... flourish like... It's not the what that's important here but the where. Where is this hymn writer planted? In God's house. In His place In prayer In the Word In His Community This is where we flourish, thrive, grow...and become useful...where we put our roots down. In our culture it's hard sometimes because we travel and move for all kinds of reasons. But God's word is portable. And if we seek out His people they can be found everywhere... #psalms #psalm92 #thrive

For surely your enemies, Lord, surely your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered. You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; fine oils have been poured on me. My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries; my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes. Psalm 92:9-11 NIV In this song, this poem, the psalmist is looking forward...seeing a time when victory is won... We can see Jesus ressurected - his strength is seen like the ox, his head annointed by the Father...and the last part there's a further looking forward... a time when everything is different, when all is made new. Who are my adversaries? My foes? Often they're my fears. They're the battle within, the voices of past hurts, loss, grief. Whatever it is for you it will be swept away by the torrent of Gods love,  banished forever. Something to look forward to :) #psalms #psalm92 #hope

Senseless people do not know, fools do not understand,  that though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever. But you, Lord, are forever exalted. Psalm 92:6-8 NIV We don't have to look far to find evil in this world... just open any newspaper. Every day the selfish, those who would rather steal and destroy seem to flourish in our neighborhood, our country, & around the world. The Bible, this Psalm, this song, this poem sees the reality of the world we live in...but reminds us of the bigger story...that while evil may seem to flourish it's a temporary condition... While it might be our experience now, the eternal reality is different. #onedayallwillbemadenew #onlyKingforever #psalm92

How great are your works, O Lord ! Your thoughts are very deep! Psalms 92:5 ESV Ever been in a  conversation and our only  response is "wow that's deep!" I'm going to have to really think about that That challenges the way I see things That's beyond my current understanding... Not only are God's works great but His thinking is deep. Challenging When we think we know it all there's more...another level with God...reasons we've never thought of... I don't want a small God who is easily and completely understood...but a Big God, of mystery, of deep thinking, someone beyond. While I may not always "get" Him, understand or even agree, one thing I know - He loves. Loves us. #psalms #psalm92 #makesomemusic #sing #sunday #worship #thisisourGod

For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy. Psalms 92:4 ESV Sometimes we lose sight of God's goodness...we get buried in work, study, parenting...good things...but we lose the joy somehow. We stop singing. This song says to look up and out at the goodness of God's work. That could be the created world, the ecology, the animals, even the bugs make some people sing. It could be our humanity, the physical, the miracle of our minds...or the people...the wonder-full people in our lives... Maybe it's the way God has worked in your life or someone else's that makes you sing...or the fact that the Creator Of The Universe loves you...died for you... What makes you sing? #psalms #psalm92 #makesomemusic #sing