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Midweek Devotion: Proverbs 3:7

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 Proverbs 3:7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and turn away from evil.   Proverbs 3:7 occurs within a section of Solomon's instruction that emphasizes wholehearted trust in the Lord. In the preceding verses, Solomon exhorts his son to trust in the Lord with all his heart and not to lean on his own understanding. He is to acknowledge God in all his ways and trust Him to direct his paths. ...
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Midweek Devotion: Proverbs 3:3

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Proverbs 3:3 Do not let kindness and truth leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.   Proverbs 3 continues Solomon’s fatherly instruction concerning the pursuit of wisdom and the blessings of a life lived in fellowship with God. The chapter begins by urging the reader not to forget God’s teaching, but to keep His commandments in the heart.   Solomon is not teaching that obedience to God is ...
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Midweek Devotion: Proverbs 2:6

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 Proverbs 2:6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.   In the first five verses of this chapter, Solomon extols the value of wisdom. He exhorts his son to seek wisdom with diligence. He compares wisdom to that which is considered precious in this life.   The exhortation given by Solomon to his son (and the readers of this book), therefore, is this: receive God’s word eagerly, treasure God’s commandments, inclineyour ...
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Midweek Devotion

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 Proverbs 1:32 “For the waywardness of the naive will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.”   This verse is part of the conclusion to Solomon’s previous warning about rejecting divine wisdom. In this chapter, wisdom is personified as a woman crying out publicly to foolish and sinful people, urging them to repent, listen, and walk in the fear of the Lord.   But instead of receiving her instruction: the fool remains careless ...
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Christian Character: Hospitality

https://allsaintsparishchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Christian-Character-Hospitality-1.mp3 10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor; 11 not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; 12 rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, 13 contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality. (Romans 12:10-13) In this passage the word translated “hospitality” is a combination of two terms, one meaning “love” and the other meaning “stranger.” The word “hospitality,” therefore, means “lover of strangers.” ...
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