Do you refresh others?

Charles Spurgeon | March 11, 2010

A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
Proverbs 11:25 NIV
 
We are here taught the great lesson, that to get, we must give; that to accumulate, we must scatter; that to make ourselves happy, we must make others happy; and that in order to become spiritually vigorous, we must seek the [...]

What is on your heart?

aDailyProverb | November 3, 2009

Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
Proverbs 3:3 KJV
 
A poetic message about keeping love and truth close to your heart. After a recent trip to Nashville TN, I didn’t have this message close to my heart. Why when I get behind the [...]

Are you a Proverbs mother?

Jonathan Crosby | October 31, 2009

The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
Proverbs 31:1 KJV
Here is the high calling of motherhood. There is some truth in the saying, “Behind every great man is a great woman.” The greater truth is that this woman is usually his mother! King Lemuel was indebted to his mother for [...]

Do you love to give?

aDailyProverb | October 21, 2009

Some people are always greedy for more, but the godly love to give!
Proverbs 21:26 NLT
 

 
When we are focused on other people, we don’t worry about ourselves and our insecurities.
 
When we are greedy, we are never satisfied. We are left always wanting more.
 
Greed keeps us from living a happy life. Giving leads to a happy and [...]

Are you as sweet as honey?

Chris Riehl | October 16, 2009

Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the mind and healing to the body.
Proverbs 16:24 AMP

Meaningful prayer and thanks.

Chris Riehl | October 2, 2009

God keeps his distance from the wicked; he closely attends to the prayers of God-loyal people.
Proverbs 15:29 MSG
 
Tomorrow we will return to our normal routine and post day 3. Today we wanted to simply say thank you for the comments and prayers over the last few days.
 
Having people pray for us has been one of [...]

What makes a dad glad?

Chris Riehl | September 15, 2009

A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
Proverbs 15:20 NIV
 
We have been wanting to share with the community, the Idlewild Church website because of their Proverbs resources. We didn’t know how or when we were going to dedicate a daily Proverb to Idlewild, but today God helped us [...]