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Rev. David Bast

David Bast is a writer and pastor who served for 23 years as the President and Broadcast Minister for Words of Hope. In his more than 40 years of devotional writing and preaching, he has been encouraging believers around the world to be shaped by God and his Word.  Prior to his ministry and work at Words of Hope, Dave served as a pastor for 18 years in congregations in the Reformed Church in America. A graduate of Hope College and Western Theological Seminary, he is the author of nine devotional books and Bible studies, including Why Doesn't God Act More Like God, Christ in the Psalms, and A Gospel for the World. Dave and his wife, Betty Jo, have four children and eight grandchildren. Dave enjoys reading, growing tomatoes, and avidly follows the Detroit Tigers.
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Do You Want to Be Forgiven?

Read: Matthew 18:21-35 Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered. (Prov. 21:13) You’re familiar with the concept of poetic

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Who Speaks for the Poor?

Read: Amos 5:11-24 Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute. (Prov. 31:8) What does Proverbs mean when it tells us to open our

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Look at the Ants!

Read: Matthew 25:1-13 Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. (Prov. 6:6) One of the themes Proverbs returns to again and again is the importance

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Friend or Foe?

Read: Matthew 26:47-52 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy. (Prov. 27:6) As an illustration of the wisdom of this proverb, consider the

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Train Your Child

Read: 2 Samuel 18:24-33 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. (Prov. 22:6) Every Christian parent

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Sweeter than Honey

Read: Psalm 19 Eat honey, for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste. Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you

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Victory Belongs to the Lord

Read: Psalm 33 The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the LORD. (Prov. 21:31) In the psalmist’s day, horses and chariots were

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Where There Is No Vision

Read: Judges 21:20-25 Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint. (Prov. 29:18) Around the time of our church’s 100th anniversary, the congregation decided to remodel and

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What to Buy

Read: John 8:23-32 Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding. (Prov. 23:23) I happened to be browsing in a jewelry store one day while my

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