Category Archives: Bible

Joy and Peace

Posted on May 17, 2026 by Don Merritt

In the last few months, I’ve received way too many notifications relating to illnesses, despair and death.  Friends, relatives, associates… We all have streaks like this when you really pause and think about mortality and suffering, right? Now we know … Continue reading →

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Tough Love

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Don Merritt

Saying 25 This is a tough saying to be sure. It is a sort of call to boldness consisting of 3 admonitions. The first of these, in v. 10 is a call to encouragement. When the student of wisdom perceives … Continue reading →

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Those Who Plot Evil

Posted on May 14, 2026 by Don Merritt

Saying 24 The evil and wickedness that are in the world stem from the devil, but he works through human beings to bring them about; thus, there are those who devise evil. Such a one shall soon be known, and … Continue reading →

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Advice for Fools Everywhere

Posted on May 12, 2026 by Don Merritt

Saying 23 Wisdom is too high for fools;    in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths. Proverbs 24:7 A fool does not have wisdom, or he would not be a fool, for the two are considered opposites … Continue reading →

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Prayer and Grace

Posted on May 12, 2026 by Don Merritt

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I … Continue reading →

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Wisdom, Power and Strength

Posted on May 11, 2026 by Don Merritt

Saying 22 The thought of wisdom is continued in this verse, this time stating that its possession makes one a strong man, Grammatically the verse is Hebrew parallelism in which the second statement is a restatement of the first. Other … Continue reading →

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Housebuilding

Posted on May 8, 2026 by Don Merritt

Saying 21 We had two verses on destruction yesterday, and happily, we have two on building up. In this example we see how wisdom has with it the power or ability to build a house and establish a home; you … Continue reading →

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And so what do we see?

Posted on May 8, 2026 by Don Merritt

When we gaze up into the clear night sky, what do we see?  When we are far away from the city lights and we look upward, what can we learn? Can we learn as much by looking around the natural … Continue reading →

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Wicked Ways

Posted on May 7, 2026 by Don Merritt

Saying 20 Once again this is clear enough; I shouldn’t have to say much… The main point is that we shouldn’t envy or desire to be like wicked, and thus we should not hang out with them. SeeV. 19; Psalm … Continue reading →

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Have Mercy O Lord! redux

Posted on May 7, 2026 by Don Merritt

There are times when I am just amazed at how God has blessed us, take this picture as an example… There in the sage blossoms somewhere is a really big bee, that’s what I was trying to get a picture … Continue reading →

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