A Season with Solomon

Daily Devotions From the Book of Proverbs

Bill Powell

• Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
• Year: 2009
• eBook ISBN:
  9781614482123
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Biblical Studies

"Written in devotional style, this book will help the reader to see how practical God's wisdom is, and learn to apply it to all the affairs of this life." —Neil Silverberg, The Ezra Project

Encouraging a daily encounter with God in the Book of Proverbs, A Season with Solomon undertakes a determined pursuit of Christ's rich wisdom—contrasting the Lord's enduringly wise ways with our own problematic tendencies.

In striking contrast to the typical approach of accumulating mere head knowledge, Jesus undertakes our education for God. He trains our heart, not just our mind, to fulfill His will and our responsibilities in time and eternity. The intended result? "You will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man (3:4)" as individuals, parents, children, friends, work associates, church members, and citizens in the larger community!

A Season with Solomon thus engages eager learners who desire to make a difference in this world by first being made different in obviously significant and seemingly mundane ways through Christ-honoring wisdom.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Preface
• Introduction
• Matt Henry’s “Bad” Day
• Wise and Secure Investments
• The Last Law of Learning
• Light Eclipsing Darkness
• Before They Happen
• A Life with Certainty
• Protective Eye-wear
• Greater than > and Less than <
• No Reserves, No Retreats, No Regrets
• The Hope that Bounces Back
• Joining Pharisees Anonymous
• Wisdom upends Self-Reliance
• An Accurate Predictor for our Future
• The Plimsoll Line
• Wise Words come from a Soft Heart
• ‘atarah tiph’arah
• When God turns up the heat
• Hearing Both Sides
• “Lending” Money to God
• The Saga of Azariah
• What about our Self-image?
• Marked for Distinction
• The Good Kind of Payback
• The Perseverance Wing
• The Lasting Impression
• Taming the Flames
• “Give us this day our daily bread”
• “ Yet will I rejoice …”
• The Mission is Submission
• Wisdom Sometimes Makes us Self-Deprecating
• NO Fear for the Future
• “Old School”
• Our Shield in Everything, Not from Everything
• The Strongest Kind of Affirmation
• A Spiritual Vigilance
• Mt. Rushmore Marriages
• Transforming “Prodigal” Feet
• Locating the “Exit” Light
• Durable Riches
• The Responsibility of the Instructor
• The Balancing Act: Talking and Listening
• You Can't Afford to Hoard
• Today’s Match: Anxiety versus Wisdom
• Asking for a Longer Bungee Cord
• Wise Contentment v. Envy
• Wisdom and Prayer:
• Overcoming Spiritual Vertigo
• The One Godly “Cover-up”
• Humility before Honor
• Enjoying the Supremacy of Jesus Christ
• The Unexpected “Path” to Honor
• The Triumphant Christ
• Wisdom’s Riveting Focus on Eternity
• The Motivation to Please
• Knocked Down but Not Out
• Plain Faith and a Great Mystery
• A Graphic Analogy Depicting Foolishness
• Self-Flattery is Repugnant
• Happiness vs. Hardness
• Drawing Circles and Lines
• Putting the Fragile in the Unbreakable
• The Timeless Pattern for Godly Women
• Learning through Repetition
• The Ruling Voice of Christ
• Trust in God ‘s very Good Hand
• Remaining Responsive Children
• “Lead us not into Temptation ”
• The Biblical “Ant-Farm ”
• Leaving the Saw in the Branch
• Why so much Preaching?
• Responding to a Gracious Invitation
• All Spiritual Blessings
• The Both-Win Strategy
• Moral Debates and the Objective Rule of Scripture
• Words Reveal the Underlying Character
• Who are the poor assigned to you?
• Family “Surround Sound”
• Handling Things by Handing Things Over to the Lord
• Avoiding Escalation of Conflict
• The Only Safe Place in the Universe
• Developing a Christ-honoring Self-love
• Never a man spoke like this Man
• Unwanted Voices, Unwanted Needs?
• Wisdom Takes Warning
• Wisdom Addresses Heart Matters
• The Wisdom of Being Magnanimous
• Humble Yourself in the Sight of the Lord
• Respecting the No Gossip Zone
• Transitioning from Picky Connoisseurs
• What Our Choice of Close Companions Conveys
• The Redeemer of the Prodigal Son
• Profiles in Courage
• Author Information