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If you allow your temper to control you easily (that is, if you are short-tempered) you will do foolish things. You will get angry and lash out at people who have done nothing wrong because you reacted in anger before you thought things through. There is a reason the proverb writer lumps schemers in here. Schemers will manipulate those who are short-tempered to get their way, but when tempers cool everyone, both the short-tempered and those unjustly lashed out at, will hate the schemer who brought it about.
I love this psalm. It starts out with a great statement we should all take to heart.
with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.
I desire to make this my focus today. I will strive to focus on praising the Lord with all that I am. This psalm reminds me how good God has been to me. Not only has He not punishedme as harshly for my sins as I deserve, He has forgiven my sins. I do not deserve God’s love, yet He loves me beyond my ability to imagine. I will praise the Lord.
I get a kick out of the story about the Wedding at Cana. I grew up in a Church which taught complete abstinence from alcohol. The typical explanation for this passage was that the wine at the time was little more than grape juice. However, as I have gotten older I learned that the wine of the New Testament was indeed significantly alcoholic. This is clear from the statement by the master of ceremonies(MC) about how people usually serve the best wine first, bringing out the cheaper stuff once people’s taste buds are deadened. The other part is that part of what the MC meant is that the “best” wine would have higher alcohol content.
was a drunkard, but He enjoyed drinking alcohol. He spent time with those who ate and drank to excess. I believe that by doing so He gave them an example to follow which they might actually consider following. Jesus had fun and was fun to be around. Are we fun to be around?
Samson was a powerful warrior who served as a check on the Philistines’ power over the Israelites. However, he repeatedly exhibited poor judgment. In this passage he once again he showed how he was attracted to the wrong kind of woman. He became involved with Delilah, even though she was a Philistine. He continued to see her, even after she demonstrated that she would use what he told her against him. Every time he gave her a different answer to her question about where his strength came from, she used what he told her and set a trap for him. Despite this, he continued to spend time with her and eventually told her the truth. This is a warning to all men that getting involved with the wrong woman will lead to trouble. I will add that while this story does not point this out, getting involved with the right woman can lead to great heights.