Category Archives: Constructive Thought

Good for Me, Good for My Finances

  King Solomon knew what it was to be wealthy — a good reason to look to him for financial advice.   Proverbs 3:9-10 (ESV) Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; then your barns will be … Continue reading

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Good for Me, Good for My Friends

Proverbs 12:26 (EXB) Good [Righteous] people ·take advice from their friends [or show the way to their friends/neighbors] …   Either way, godly advice — like I find in the book of Proverbs — is good for me and my friends.    Good … Continue reading

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Good for Me

  I’m reading one chapter a day from the book of Proverbs. It’s good for me.   Proverbs 1:1-3 (NIV) The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: for gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight; … Continue reading

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Heavenly Rest

Are you tired of the daily drudge? Look ahead! Hebrews 4:9-10 (NLT)  So there is a full complete rest still waiting for the people of God. Christ has already entered there. He is resting from his work, just as God did after the … Continue reading

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Too Much Rest

  Rest is good. But it can also be too much of a good thing.   Proverbs 24:33-34 (NIV) A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— and poverty will come on you like … Continue reading

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Jesus Rested

  Caught sleeping during the day, my grandmother would claim, “I was just resting my eyes.” She thought a nap was a bad thing.   The Bible tells how Jesus napped while his disciples worked their way across the Sea … Continue reading

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The Rest of the Day

  Psalm 23:2 (EXB) He lets me rest [makes me lie down] in green pastures …   This beloved psalm reminds me that God wants us to rest. He says, “Put your feet up, take a nap, go to bed.”  … Continue reading

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The Rest of the Week

Today is my back-to-work day. Yesterday was my Sabbath, my day of rest.  Exodus 20:9-10 (NIV) Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not … Continue reading

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Autumn’s Applause

  We walk with the Lord. Creation sings.   Isaiah 55:12 (NIV) You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will … Continue reading

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Autumn Leaves Tell a Story

Driving to work one cloudy autumn day, I found myself in a flurry of fat flakes. Stopped for a traffic light, I studied the maple trees lining the road. Each crimson leaf carried a bright white covering of snow. The … Continue reading

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