Bible Chapter: Proverbs 29 & 30

Because the Bible is practical, here are some statements to get you thinking.

1.  Write one or two key thoughts that come from today’s reading.
    Correction and discipline give wisdom to a child. The child left to himself brings shame. We are told here that parents must properly discipline their children. We are also told that when there is no clear revelation and declaration of God’s word to understand His standards for life, people will lose their biblical convictions and cast off all restraints. God’s truths must continually be kept before people, or they will drift away to lives of sin and destruction. Then wickedness will be multiplied and transgressions against God’s plan will increase. The safest place to be is to live in the fear of the Lord.
    Righteousness and wickedness are complete opposites. This may seem obvious, yet to many there is not a clear contradiction. We are told that an unjust man is an abomination to a just man, and an upright man is an abomination to a wicked man. We must not be drawn into compromising truth to accommodate wickedness. Good and evil do not mix.

2.  What can I apply in my life from the reading?
    I have often wondered how and why various things work. I am amazed that people can take raw materials and create the products that they do. Here we see the author’s expression of things that he can’t understand. How can an eagle soar in the wind? How can a serpent move along a rock? How does a ship moved through the seas? If this book was being written today, it might also include some questions about technology and how so many modern inventions work. I have come to the conclusion that all of these things work because God has created laws of science and nature make them work. He has also revealed many of these truths to people so they can create things that make our existence possible. I need to keep trusting God and thanking Him for all the things He has shown.

3.  How can I help someone?
    I want to encourage people to keep going through all these amazing principles in this book. It is called a book of wisdom and truly God’s eternal wisdom is shown over and over again.