The Watchman's Diary

Tag: riches

  • 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:…

  • Even The Land Obeys

    “Because of the transgressions of a land, many are its princes; but by a man of understanding and knowledge right will be prolonged” (Proverbs 28:2). If you are like me, you probably had to read over this passage a number of times before it becomes clear what message it conveys. In Leviticus 18, after warning…