Wisdom gives us guidance on the right path for our lives. This widsom comes from learning God's truth, obeying God's will, sharing God's blessings and submitting to God's discipline.

The metaphor of life being a journey is familiar to us, and here in Chapter 2, Solomon challenges his son and us about which direction we are going and who it is that we are going to be walking with. Is it going to be God who will protect the way of his faithful ones? Or the wicked, whose path leads to the grave?

Solomon wrote the book of Proverbs to share with Israel what God had taught him about how to live a skilful and disciplined life. In this introduction, we get to see why proverbs are helpful and the key to knowledge, which is "the fear of the Lord". As we study the book together, may we grow in the knowledge of God and allow that to affect the way we live.

In John's third letter, John writes to his dear friend, Gaius. Gaius is a man that is faithful in his Christian walk and particularly walking in the truth. John wants to encourage him to continue in this walk and to grow in his gift of hospitality. The challenge comes in verse 11, when John says to Gaius, "do not imitate what is evil but what is good." We too are challenged to imitate Jesus who came "not to be served, but to serve" (Mark 10:45). How is it that God wants you to serve those around you as you walk in faith?

In the letter that Paul wrote to Philemon, we get to see three men; Paul, Philemon and Onesimus wrestling with their faith and how that will guide their lives. Paul is bringing reconciliation between Philemon and Onesimus. Philemon wrestles with what it means to forgive and Onesimus has to humbly submit himself to Philemon for the sake of Christ. As we look at this letter and these three men, we see ourselves and the struggles we have living out our faith.