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| Apples Of Gold |
If you walk into my home it won’t take long to decipher that Wendy and I
never took a class in interior decorating. Our walls are rather bland, with the
exception a few photographs hanging throughout the house. In all honesty,
the one piece of furniture that has been decorated the most is our
refrigerator. Wendy has placed numerous amounts of photos on both doors,
almost managing to disguise our frig as a big collage.
So needless to say, when I read the words of Proverbs 25:11 this week,
my mind struggled to comprehend the imagery. “Like apples of gold in
settings of silver, Is a word spoken in right circumstances” I guess that
Solomon really preferred apples of gold on a plate of silver as part of his
interior decorating plan, but those are not the key words in this phrase.
The emphasis falls upon “a word that is spoken at the right time”. Just
as that plate would light up the dinning room in Solomon’s palace, so would a
word from you or I. We must strive to speak words of encouragement to
those who are hurting, because God may choose to use a few simple words
from our lips to bring light back into the lives of others
This week as you encounter others I want to encourage you to use your
tongue and your words in a way that brings glory to God. Seek opportunities
to build up the brethren and to encourage those who are hurting, and through
your simple acts of kindness God can begin to bring restoration and healing to
those in your path.
Through the Cross,
Tim Bauersachs
timb_33@yahoo.com
Tim is a graduate 2005 graduate of SIUE and is currently serving as a youth pastor at the
First Baptist Church of Pincknevyille. Tim is also working towards a Master of Divinity from
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. He has been married to
Wendy for the two years.
never took a class in interior decorating. Our walls are rather bland, with the
exception a few photographs hanging throughout the house. In all honesty,
the one piece of furniture that has been decorated the most is our
refrigerator. Wendy has placed numerous amounts of photos on both doors,
almost managing to disguise our frig as a big collage.
So needless to say, when I read the words of Proverbs 25:11 this week,
my mind struggled to comprehend the imagery. “Like apples of gold in
settings of silver, Is a word spoken in right circumstances” I guess that
Solomon really preferred apples of gold on a plate of silver as part of his
interior decorating plan, but those are not the key words in this phrase.
The emphasis falls upon “a word that is spoken at the right time”. Just
as that plate would light up the dinning room in Solomon’s palace, so would a
word from you or I. We must strive to speak words of encouragement to
those who are hurting, because God may choose to use a few simple words
from our lips to bring light back into the lives of others
This week as you encounter others I want to encourage you to use your
tongue and your words in a way that brings glory to God. Seek opportunities
to build up the brethren and to encourage those who are hurting, and through
your simple acts of kindness God can begin to bring restoration and healing to
those in your path.
Through the Cross,
Tim Bauersachs
timb_33@yahoo.com
Tim is a graduate 2005 graduate of SIUE and is currently serving as a youth pastor at the
First Baptist Church of Pincknevyille. Tim is also working towards a Master of Divinity from
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. He has been married to
Wendy for the two years.
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Today's Devotional