One of the best pieces of financial advice I ever heard was this:  act your wage. In other words, live within your means. Act your wage. Dave Ramsey has been saying that for years. And you know where he got it? The Bible. Listen to Proverbs 12:9, “Better to be lowly and have a servant…

Ladies and gentlemen, I want to give you a Word of the Day today. The word is “paradox.” Do you ever use that word? Paradox comes straight over into English from the Greek language and literally means “contrary to opinion.” It is something that is against common sense but is actually true. For instance, here…

Doesn’t it just burn you up when you see a person done wrong? You and I have an innate, godly desire to see people who do wrong get what they deserve. But, it’s so frustrating sometimes because it seems like they usually get away with it. Nothing happens to them. In fact, sometimes it even…

If you were to make a list of all the reasons you should be kind to people, there would be several things on that list, but according to Scripture, one of those reasons should be because being kind to others will personally benefit you. Listen to what God says in Proverbs 11:17, “A man who…

Here is some strong wisdom from the Lord. Proverbs 11:14, “Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.” You and I have to make decisions all the time. But it’s not wise to just depend on our own wisdom. We’re prone to make mistakes. Where there…

God tells us that wealth can help us in this life. For instance, Proverbs 10:15 says, “A rich man’s wealth is his strong city.” In other words, there’s earthly security in wealth. But here’s what we always have to keep in mind:  our wealth on this earth is of absolutely zero benefit for the life to…

Integrity. Oh boy, that’s a word and a concept that our world today needs to recover and embrace! What does it mean? It means you won’t crumble and fall when the pressures of life come at you. A house has integrity when it’s strong enough to support its own weight and not fall down when…

God gives us a very important piece of wisdom in Proverbs 11:1. He writes, “A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but a just weight is his delight.” A balance is talking about a beam scale. You’ve seen these before. They’re a real old-school way of weighing something. There’s a pillar in the…

Living in east central Mississippi, we certainly know what it is to have severe weather. In fact, I read not long ago that Mississippi leads the nation in tornado warnings issued. Thankfully, ol’ Scotty Ray always has our back when bad weather is coming! Storms, in all their power, destroy both property and lives. That’s…

You’ve often heard the phrase “laugh now, cry later.” In other words, this particular thing that you find funny now will cause you great sadness later. That’s the way it is with the wicked. Proverbs 10:23, “Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool.” They take pleasure in doing wrong. They think it’s hilarious.…