This is the Hebrew word ra which means evil, distress, misery. The idea here is the calamity and misery that comes from violating God's

Solomon is trying to help us spot those who are wicked by seeing what they are going after. Those who live outside the lines of God's co

Proverbs 16:6 "By lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the Lord one keeps away from evil" What should you do when you sin? How do you get people to really forgive you? How can you get people to really forget what you did? This proverb gives insight into the two things that are required if others are really going to forgive you. You must be truthful about what you did and consistently loving towards those you offended. Too many people want to put

Proverbs 7:6 "For at the window of my house I looked out through my lattice" This simple statement reminds us of so much about sin. Notice that Solomon was looking out of the lattice of his house. His house would have been one of the biggest houses of the city. It would have been on one of the highest points of the city -- God's house being the highest and then the king’s house. He could literally look out over the whole city just as his father David had done when he spied So

In Galatians 5:22-23, God lists out different aspects of what living in His Spirit looks like. Each one of the "fruit of the Spirit" is an aspect of love, and faithfulness is a big one. In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series on faithfulness, I mentioned that the ideas contained in faithfulness are to stay connected and keep blessing. Today, we'll look at what God is asking you to do when he whispers "provide security." Provide Security One of the ways that faithfulness is manife