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Proverbs 6 Lazy Content

The Proverbial sluggard… are you Lazy or Content?

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If the Apostle Paul had “followed his heart” and “pursued his dreams” he would have ministered exclusively to the Jews and missed his calling to the Gentiles.

This is just one of countless examples where conventional worldly wisdom has entered into the church and distorted our understanding and values. The modern church teaches things Jesus actually taught against. Things the apostles and early church would have found both foreign & carnal.

Modern Christians pursue self-focused ambitions by either twisting the scriptures away from their intended meanings or through plain ignorance of what their bible teaches.

We are told “God will give you the desires of your heart” and “without a dream, people will fail” or “I know the plans I have for you says the Lord…” all in an attempt to place God’s seal of approval on our flesh driven pursuits, but what do the scriptures REALLY say?

Christians who are content with what they have are accused of lacking ambition, while those who openly pursue materialism are praised and celebrated.

In tonight’s installment of ‘Thru the Bible’ we examined Proverbs 6 which contains many truths and instructions, but the one that stood out among the rest was the teaching on the sluggard. So we dove into that topic – taking a 30,000’ view of scripture in order to seek out the whole counsel of God’s word on the topic and the results expanded our teaching to include the topics of laziness, ambition, contentment, needs, desires, pursuits, dreams, materialism, God’s will & the kingdom of God.

The findings may surprise you! At very least we arrived at a more informed grasp of God’s thoughts on these issues which for a true follower of Christ is a win regardless!

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Rejoice Wife Youth

Rejoice with the wife of your Youth

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This Proverb is actually quite explicit in terms of solid advice regarding sex and the blessings of the same if enjoyed in the sanctity of marriage.

The advice of course extends to virtually all other arenas of life as well, but is targeted by David towards the weakness of his son Solomon – which was women.

This not only offers sound wisdom, but also demonstrates it by revealing that David knew his son and spoke into his world words of instruction and wisdom which were highly tailored to the strengths and weaknesses of his son!

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Clog Spout Life

Don’t clog the Spout where the Life comes out!

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Proverbs 4 has everything to do with the heart. Its receptivity, its hunger, its trust, its purity, its treasures & how well it is guarded!

We established a very clear line between the teachings of this chapter (especially the later part), the teachings of James and the words of Jesus in Matthew 12 & Mark 11. Taken all together these teach a very well rounded lesson on the heart, the importance of treasuring God’s word and guarding the heart, trust and our words.

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Awaken Lovingkindness

Awaken me with word of Your Lovingkindness

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Well tonight is a David night. All five psalms I am intending to cover were composed by him. They are also the last Psalms known to be composed by David in the greater book of Psalms.

Most of these are an appeal to God for deliverance from various enemies during David’s life. most noteably among them is Saul when David hid in the cave in Adullam which means refuge. It was a cogent lesson in that the very place we often run to for refuge, is what places us in mortal danger. It was there that David learned, in new and deeper way to make God alone his refuge.

Though all these psalms are excellent there are two more worthy of special mention.

One is 144 and 145.

144 presents us with what has to be one of the most unique considerations of God’s tenderness in all of scripture. David was once more facing danger on all sides and was crying out to God to “train his hands for war and his fingers for battle”. notihing new here, but what is unique is that David did this with his mind’s eye on the lovingkindess of God. Two subjects which at least on the surface seem distant from each other. Its another beautiful and palepable example of God’s tender involvement in all arenas of our lives and that nothing escapes His attention, mercy or the touch of His hand.

Then in Psalm 145 is the second acrostic poem in the book of Psalms. Unlike Psalm 119 which has each letter of the hebrew alphabet representing in sets of 8 verses from beginning to end, this Psalm commits a single verse to each letter in succession. That is except for the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

It is suggested by some that this was done to avoid putting a negative note of human failing in the midst of a psalm dedicated to God’s power and glory. So it appears David transposed the 15th letter with the 14th mentioning them both in a single verse. He did this so that the letter NUN could be mentioned as representing human tendancies to fall AFTER preculding that thought with God’s support for His Own in a word which begins with the 15th letter.

In any case, these like all psalms, are ultimately about the greatness of God and His mercy to all and His faithfulness to His Own.

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Psalm Book 4 Moses

Psalms Book IV

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This begins the 4th division within the greater book of Psalms.

It starts off with a the only known Psalm by Moses who composed it in the wilderness in response to God’s wrath at Israel’s unwavering unfaithfulness. Moses acknowledges God’s power, eternal nature and sovereignty. He openly admits Israel’s failings but nevertheless cries out to God for a return of His mercies.

Psalm 91 is well known among Christians as a Psalm of God’s protection. However, this Psalm makes it clear that His protection is towards those who abide with Him, are lovingly devoted to Him and who know His name. It is an Old Covenant promise which still has some implications for those under the New Covenant.

Psalm 92 is an interesting Psalm for the Sabbath and has to be read in that context or you will miss its direction and meaning.

Finally Psalm 93 is simply a brief but exaltant praise of God – His power, majesty and eternal nature. In this way it addresses the key points Paul makes in Romans 1.

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