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Wisdom is sorrow?
Verse 17 says that it is pointless to try to understand wisdom. It says that with wisdom comes sorrow and grief. Is that because of the increased awareness of wrong doing? I thought wisdom was something…
Created about 1 year ago
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God's Wisdom
We cannot understand the full capacity of wisdom. It is priceless beyond measure and means more than wealth. Only God knows where wisdom lies, so why not pursue him and ask him for true wisdom. We may…
Created about 1 year ago
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My Cup Overfloweth
Not only did God give Solomon great wisdom, but he made him wiser than any other person in the land. When we ask God for something, he doesn't just give us what we ask for but so much more. He is looking…
Created about 1 year ago
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Just a Dream?
Solomon showed his love for the Lord by following the commands his was supposed to follow. When you love someone, you typcially desire to do what they ask of you. One way to show love is to listen and…
Created about 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan
2011-03-14
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Not an Orphan
We have the power to do great thing through Christ. Not only will we be able to do what he has already shown, but even greater things through the power God has given us. If we ask anything in the name…
Created about 1 year ago
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Offense
Abram was sent out to make disciples in all the nations. He had to teach people about God, knowing that some of them would curse him. I need to buck up and tell people the truth. It can't be sugar coated,…
Created about 1 year ago
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Responsibility
They said they felt like they were being made guilty of Jesus' blood. What they didn't understand is that we are all guilty of his blood and all deserve death without mercy for our sins. Luckily, Peter…
Created about 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-03-08
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God not Man
These people were told to stop teaching about Jesus, but in the end, everyone was praising God and they couldn't decide how to punish them because the people were joyful. When God gives me a command,…
Created about 1 year ago
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Fail
If I hear the word of God but don't apply it to my life, then when trouble comes I am going to drown. Right now, I am drowning.
Created about 1 year ago
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I Want Fruit
I want God to prune me. I feel like I'm too weak to make changes in my own life. That might be a cop-out, but I'm clearly not making the necessary changes to be sin-free in my life. I need help. We are…
Created about 1 year ago
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Satisfaction
God gives us clear directions and commands and our job is to maintain them. At times, this seems simply impossible to me. There are so many things of the flesh that I want in order to feel secure and…
Created about 1 year ago
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Freedom
I may still sin a lot, but I don't have to be in bondage to that sin. I have freedom, I just have to embrace it. I want to be free. God, show me how to walk in that freedom.
Created about 1 year ago
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Not Quite There
I am so far from doing things right, that when other people help me stay on task I get upset with them because it is so hard and I don't want to do the right thing. This passage talks all about being…
Created about 1 year ago
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What is an antonym for upright?
God blesses those who follow his commands. I want to be blessed, so why am I not following all of his commands? I need to pray for the ability to be obedient because I cannot do it without him. I find…
Created over 1 year ago
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No Condemnation
This is exactly the study I needed. I need to focus on obedience. Why do I cave in? I want something in the moment. But immediately after I screw up, I feel guilt and regret. In the long run, I want to…
Created over 1 year ago
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Preach It!
Love is obeying God's commands. That makes sense. In a relationship/friendship, am I really showing love if I don't respond favorably to what they request of me? Obeying God's commands is like saying…
Created over 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-02-27
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For Starters...
When it says that we know him if we keep his commands, it also seems to be implying that if you don't keep his commands, you don't know him. If I say I know Christ, but then sin, I am a liar and do not…
Created over 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-02-26
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Genesis 1:1
Genesis 1:1 (NIV)
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.Created over 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-02-26
Jennifer Moody
- moodyj610
- Albany
