The Watchman's Diary

Tag: poor

  • Wealth and Corruption: Lessons from Proverbs

    Wealth and Corruption: Lessons from Proverbs

    Evil men do not understand justice,    but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity    than a rich man who is crooked in his ways. Proverbs 28:5-6 We live in a time of great wealth, knowledge, and technological advancements. Yet, for all our advances in technology human nature remains largely unchanged. We take…

  • A Psalm For All-time

    Psalm 49 For the music director: a psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples.Give ear, all you inhabitants of the world, both low and high,rich and poor together. My mouth speaks wisdom,My heart’s meditation is understanding. I will turn my ear to a proverb.I will utter my riddle on the harp:…

  • Who Is Lord Over Us?

    Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases! For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men. They speak idly everyone with his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak. May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaks proud things, who have said, “With our tongue we…