Proverbs 1:8-19
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Again we hear the call to heed the words of those before us bearing the gift of wisdom. A child will know that their parents have wisdom to offer by having lived under their care. Physicians should know where to seek medical wisdom by the tested fruits of the wise teachers in their field.
Proverbs Chapter 1:1-7
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Life in chaos empties one’s soul whereas wisdom nourishes as it orders and restores. Patients come to our Sanctuary desiring release from chaos’ grip on their health, their lives. Our Sanctuary seeks to serve these good desires through applying wisdom.
How should such a sharing of wisdom from a Christian health provider to a life in the grips of chaos occur in today’s medical office?
“Spiritual Depression” By Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Summaries to Encourage, Edify, and Bless
(see prior week for introduction)
Chapter 2 The True Foundation
Romans 3:28 “Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law”
Why should we care about the bodies which convey our eternal souls about this world? Won’t they be renewed in heaven anyway? Aren’t we supposed to focus on the eternal things rather than worldly things?
Romans 8:29
could be used to argue that we are to focus our energies on spiritual
transformation so that we can be made into the likeness of Christ as could
other verses urging spiritual transformation.
by Dr. Potter’s wonderful wife, Jennifer
Psalm 136
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
Give thanks to the God of gods,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
Give thanks to the Lord of lords,
by Dr. Potter’s wonderful wife, Jennifer
Psalm 92
“The righteous flourish like the palm tree
and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
They are planted in the house of the Lord;
they flourish in the courts of our God.
They still bear fruit in old age;
by Dr. Potter’s wonderful wife, Jennifer
“When I remember God, I moan; when I meditate, my spirit faints.
You hold my eyelids open; I am so troubled that I cannot speak.” (Ps. 77:3-4) (ESV)
Have you ever felt such overwhelming sorrow? More than likely,