“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 98 “How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver” (Prov. 16:16). This is another interesting comparison in Proverbs. If you have to choose, choose this over that. If …
He Owns It
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 97 “A just weight and balance are the Lord’s: all the weights in the bag are his work” (Prov. 16:11). The interesting thing here is not that God requires honesty in business, but rather the reason He gives for requiring …
Variables
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 96 “Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right” (Prov. 16:8). The book of Proverbs frequently makes comparative statements like this one. Everyone who believes that there is such a thing as good knows that this is …
Start With Prayer
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 95 “Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established” (Prov. 16:3). It is important for us to dedicate our business to God. Unless the Lord builds the house, the one who builds it labors in vain. …
Walking Away From Greed
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 94 “He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live” (Prov. 15:27). The point of greed is to benefit your own house, but it frequently does not work out that way. The …
Many Counselors
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 93 “Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counselors they are established” (Prov. 15:22). Taking this together with other proverbs about business, we know that counsel is not simply a quantitative thing. In a multitude of counselors …
Thin Soup Preferred
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 92 “Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith” (Prov. 15:16). We have already seen earlier in this chapter (v. 6) that the revenues of the wicked bring trouble with them. Here in …
He Adds No Trouble to It
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 91 “In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble” (Prov. 15:6). Blessings are blessings and curses are not. This is simple enough to understand when we are only dealing with …
One Mouth and Two Hands
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 90 “In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince” (Prov. 14:28). One of the great bugbears of this last generation has been that of “overpopulation.” If some …
The Crown of the Wise
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 89 “The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.” (Prov. 14:24). One lesson that the Bible teaches, and that conservative believers have generally learned, is that wealth presents many spiritual dangers. It is …