Do Not Be Deceptive

Proverbs 26:18-19 Like a maniac shooting     flaming arrows of death is one who deceives their neighbor     and says, “I was only joking!”  Stealing the Mind Deception is stealing the mind. The deceiver has not physically stolen anything, but a crime has happened....

Role Model

Numbers 30:1 Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel: “This is what the LORD commands…”  Be a Role Model for the Community It is important that our leaders keep their word. It is very clear that as role models for the community, leaders must set the example...

Keep Your Promises

Numbers 30:2 When a man makes a vow to the LORD or takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do everything he said.  Broken Promise Be careful to fulfill the spoken commitments you make: “When a man makes a vow to the LORD or...

Anger

Numbers 31:14-15 Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who returned from the battle. “Have you allowed all the women to live?” he asked them.  The Spiritual Fallout of Anger The women of Midian had enticed...

Words

Proverbs 25:11 A word fitly spoken     is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.  Words Are Effective and Powerful The “setting of silver” describes the outward appearance of our words. The deeper meaning of our words is what is inside: “the apples of gold.” In...