His Word— The Apple of Your Eye My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you. Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye. Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and to insight, “You are my relative.” —Proverbs 7:1-4 Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it. Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway. For those who find me find life and receive favor from the Lord. —Proverbs 8:32-35 Brothers and sisters, stop…

SEXUAL SIN For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil. —Proverbs 5:3 Pornography in the United States alone brings in 10 billion dollars a year! Why would women and men display themselves like this? Well we are told that “the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs” (I Timothy 6:19). “The financial cost to business productivity in the U.S. alone is estimated at $16.9 Billion annually.” More money is lost each year through the loss of business productivity than is gained through…

WISDOM Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold. She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her. Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed. —Proverbs 3:13-18 Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them. Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love…