Proverbs 4
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Make a Level Path – Proverbs 4
“Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.” – Proverbs 4:26 A few years ago, I had the unfortunate experience of tearing the retinas in both of my eyes. They didn’t both tear at once. The second one tore about two weeks after the first. The tears themselves weren’t painful, just bizarre. A large black ribbon of blood suddenly floated into my field of vision. I was driving when the first one went and it was a truly strange experience to no longer be able to see properly in one eye. After a rather futile examination in the local Emergency Room – they just…
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Does father really know best? – Proverbs 4
At the beginning of the fourth chapter of Proverbs, the writer repeats his admonition to his son, “Listen to me!” This time around, though, he shares with his reader a sampling of his credentials, “For I too was a son to my father, still tender, and cherished by my mother. Then he taught me.” Here, Dad reminds his son that he has been in the place where his son now stands. Once, he too was a young man making a serious choice, “Should I listen to my father’s advice or should I go my own way?” Can we trust the wisdom of those who have gone before us? Are we…
