“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 73 “He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread” (Prov. 12:9) A man can have wealth and look like he has it. He can have it, and look like he …
Trusting in Mammon
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 72 “He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch” (Prov. 11:28). One of the oldest temptations in this fallen world is that of trusting in the security provided (or so it is …
Bless You
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 71 “He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it” (Prov. 11:26). This passage addresses the activity of a merchant directly. Assumed in the background is some sort …
Fat Souls
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 70 “The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.” (Prov. 11:25). This is a passage which certainly reinforces the verse just before it. The verse before says something important about the externals. …
Overflowing Like God
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 69 “There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty” (Prov. 11:24). God has placed us in the world in a such a way as to bless us. …
Retaining Wealth
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 68 “A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches” (Prov. 11:16). One of the strengths of Hebraic parallelism is that it enables us to compare things that we would not ordinarily think to compare. In a kind of …
Judicial Suspicion
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 67 “He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure” (Prov. 11:15). The book of Proverbs is filled with hard-headed business advice, and here we have a fine sample. A man …
Entrepreneurs and Counsel
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 66 “Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety” (Prov. 11:14). Entrepreneurs have a delicate task before them, and often entrepreneurs are not really suited to perform that delicate task. The strength …
Silence is Good
A common way of sinning with the tongue is to talk a lot, aimlessly. This kind of verbal scribbling is certain to lead to tangles, problems, and difficulties. Scripture says, “He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, …
Wealth in the Day of Wrath
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) Growing Dominion, Part 65 “Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death” (Prov. 11:4). This is a scriptural commonplace, and one of the reasons that we are told this (over and over) is that worldliness calls to us …