16 Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life;    he who despises his ways will die. (Proverbs 19:16 ESV) The commandments have been hotly debated and in many cases removed from public places. This trend seems to have stemmed a bit, but in many ways the damage has been done. America was headed...

33 “No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. (Luke 11:33 ESV) Have you been hiding your light? You may not think so, but it is a fair question. Once you...

25 Let your eyes look directly forward,    and your gaze be straight before you. (Proverbs 4:25 ESV) How easily we humans are distracted. Consider the word though. What truly is distraction but dis-trac-tion. We lose our traction. We are moving forward and suddenly we are distracted and lose traction or our...

18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,    but he who is slow to anger quiets contention. (Proverbs 15:18 ESV) My anger can burn hot, but luckily it is not something easily inflamed. As I have grown older I have come to realize the value of being a quieter and less easily angered person....

14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. (Colossians 3:14 ESV) How does today’s scripture play out in your life? How are you seeking to bind things together and live in harmony? Love must play a part in this, otherwise we do it for the wrong reasons....