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***I encourage reading to the end.
One morning last week, Proverbs 26:13 caught my attention, “The sluggard says, ‘There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!’” The “sluggard” in the book of Proverbs is more than just lazy, although he’s all that. Sluggards of the past invented the bubble of normalcy in which they imagined they were safe from the dangers outside their homes.
As I watch the signs of the coming Tribulation period fall into place, I believe that one might rightly say, “There’s a lion in the street!” The perils to our wellbeing are exceedingly real and they’re not going away.
What then is the difference between someone with the mindset of a sluggard and one that the book of Proverbs describes as wise?
It’s where they look for wisdom. Sluggards trust their own instincts (see Proverbs 26:16) while the wise seek the understanding and insight that’s found in God’s Word.
Jesus personifies the wisdom of the book of Proverbs. It’s in His words, Scripture, that we find not only His guidance for our daily lives, but genuine guidance for lives and insight into world events. As such, Bible prophecy illuminates the dangers of our day while at the same time assuring us of a joyous future regardless of the lions we face in our world.
Read further:
www.jonathanbrentner.com
***I encourage reading to the end.
One morning last week, Proverbs 26:13 caught my attention, “The sluggard says, ‘There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!’” The “sluggard” in the book of Proverbs is more than just lazy, although he’s all that. Sluggards of the past invented the bubble of normalcy in which they imagined they were safe from the dangers outside their homes.
As I watch the signs of the coming Tribulation period fall into place, I believe that one might rightly say, “There’s a lion in the street!” The perils to our wellbeing are exceedingly real and they’re not going away.
What then is the difference between someone with the mindset of a sluggard and one that the book of Proverbs describes as wise?
It’s where they look for wisdom. Sluggards trust their own instincts (see Proverbs 26:16) while the wise seek the understanding and insight that’s found in God’s Word.
Jesus personifies the wisdom of the book of Proverbs. It’s in His words, Scripture, that we find not only His guidance for our daily lives, but genuine guidance for lives and insight into world events. As such, Bible prophecy illuminates the dangers of our day while at the same time assuring us of a joyous future regardless of the lions we face in our world.
THE LION IN THE STREETS
We live in perilous times on steroids; Paul’s description of the last days in 2 Timothy 3:1-5 has never been more relevant or posed a greater threat to our livelihood. In addition to the rapid downward spiral of common decency around us, the coming kingdom of the antichrist is taking shape before our eyes with an ever increasing velocity and deadly fierceness. The technology that will enable the lawless one to control all buying and selling (Revelation 13:16-18) is already here and it appears to be far more enslaving than we ever imagined.Read further:
The Lion, the Sluggard, and the Rapture — Jonathan Brentner
As I watch the signs of the coming Tribulation period fall into place, I conclude that one might righty say, “There’s a lion in the street!” The perils to our wellbeing are real; the difference between a sluggard and a wise person, however, rests in where they look for wisdom. The sluggard looks to
www.jonathanbrentner.com
