Words of Wisdom

"A wise man (Person) will hear, and will increase learning;" - Proverbs 1:5 (KJV).

One of the best pieces of advice I received as a young man was from a minister who said to me,"Every young man should read a chapter of Proverbs in the Bible every day." I did this for many years and learned many truths as a result. I still appreciate proverbs both in and outside of the Bible. A proverb is a proverbial saying, or as Webster defines it, "A short popular saying that expresses an obvious truth." We call them one-liners today.  The following are some which convey valuable nuggets of truth.

Winston Churchill: "The farther backwards you can look the farther forward you are likely to see."

Arnold Toynbee: "An autopsy of history is that all great nations commit suicide."

Henry David Thoreau: "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away."

Larry McMurty: "It is impossible to impress a people with truths that they aren't ready to hear, much less accept."

Isaac Newton: "What we know is a drop. What we don't know is an ocean."

Richard Lamm: "Our moral compass gyrates wildly."

Rabbi Mervin Romsky: "He is a failure as a human being, no matter what his other achievements, whose heart does not hurt for his fellow man. And he is a successful human being, no matter where else he may be lacking, who is rich in
compassion."

Faithfulness

"He [God] who calls you is faithful, who also will
do it." - 1 Thessalonians 5:24 (NKJV).


"When Robert Moffat, Scottish missionary to Africa,
came back to recruit helpers in his homeland, he was
greeted by the fury of a very cold British winter.
Arriving at the church where he was to speak, he
noted that only a small group had braved the elements
to hear his appeal.


"Although no one responded to Moffat's call for
volunteers for mission service in Africa, the challenge
thrilled a young boy who had come to work the bellows
of the organ. Deciding that he would follow in the
footsteps of this pioneer missionary, he went on to
school, obtained a degree in medicine, married
Moffat's daughter, Mary, and spent the rest of his
life ministering to the unreached tribes of Africa.
His name: David Livingstone!"


Whatever and whenever we do "simple acts of kindness
and obedience" in Jesus' name, we may never know until
we get to heaven who and how many people will have been
reached and affected for all eternity.