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Posts by David Sproule (Page 265)

Even before the baby has form–there’s life!

Writers of Scripture often reflected on their relationship with God “from their mother’s womb.”  “You are He who took Me out of the womb” (Psa. 22:9-10; cf. 71:6; Gal. 1:15). Even from within the womb (before one was “out of the womb”), there is recognition of a life and relationship with God.  “From My mother’s womb You have been My God” (Psa.…

“He shall direct your paths”

Sometimes you just don’t know which way to go.  There are decisions we each face in life that will alter the direction of our lives considerably, and there are some decisions that will have an impact but maybe not as much as we originally anticipated.  Which way do we go? The first thing we need to do is pray and ask God…

Wise guys — some aren’t so wise!

The story of Rehoboam coming to power is a classic case of one who lacked wisdom and went looking for wisdom in the wrong place.  “How should he treat the people of Israel?” He was “in charge” now; the trouble was that he wanted everyone to know that “he was in charge now!” When he asked those who were older (and wiser),…

What a “way” to go!

The word “way” is used five times in Proverbs 15.  Twice it is used to speak of “the way” that leads away from the Lord.  “The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord…The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns” (15:9, 19).  Three times (including verse 10) it is used to speak of “the way”…

“Reclothe us in our rightful mind”

In 1872, John G. Whittier (in his song, “Dear Lord and Father of Mankind”) thought that Christians singing in worship needed to petition God to “reclothe us in our rightful mind.”  Well, that was then, this is now.  Things are much different now.  Right?  Now that we’re in the 21st century, Christians no longer struggle with menial things like keeping a rightful…

The only guaranteed “A” on every test!

I heard a story, which I’m sure has many renditions, of an engineering professor who told his university class that they could bring to their final exam a single 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper, with as much information as they could cram on it, to help them during the exam.  You can imagine how those engineering students used every square inch…

“I love sin”

It makes me sick just to write it.  I saw a black bumper sticker the other day with white lettering that simply said, “I love sin.”  I had a few things I wanted to ask the driver but didn’t get the chance.  It’s not that the concept of the world loving sin is new or unique; the Bible speaks about man serving…

Signs, signs, everywhere there’s signs!

My Kelly spent part of Sunday afternoon taping handwritten signs all over the house as a constant visual reminder of something very important to her.  Even if I had not seen her make the signs, they were obviously her handiwork — it was her handwriting and it was her birthday written on the signs.  She did not want anyone to forget her…