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June 20 - Proverbs 14:1-6 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello friends, it's Friday, it's the 20th of June and well done
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  for making it to the end of another week.
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  And here we are, ready to strap on a little bit of old world
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  wisdom through the ages from King Solomon to us, transporting
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  these moments of wisdom from the very wise God so that you and I
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  can live a little bit better, a little bit smarter, a little bit
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  wiser. You're ready?
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  Yes. Let us transform ourselves as we
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  read together Proverbs 14 one to six.
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  A wise woman builds her home, but a foolish woman tears it
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  down with her own hands. Those who follow the right path
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  fear the Lord. Those who take the wrong path
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  despise him. A fool's proud talk becomes a
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  rod that beats him. But the words of the wise keep
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  them safe. Without oxen, a stable stays
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  clean, but you need a strong ox for a large harvest.
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  An honest witness does not lie. A false witness breathes lies.
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  A mocha seeks wisdom and he never finds it.
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  But knowledge comes easily to those with understanding.
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  And again a wise woman builds her home, but a foolish woman
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  tears it down with her own hands.
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  Those who follow the right path fear the Lord.
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  Those who take the wrong path despise him.
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  A fool's proud talk becomes a rod that beats him.
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  But the words of the wise keep them safe.
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  Without oxen, a stable stays clean, but you need a strong ox
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  for a large harvest. An honest witness does not lie.
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  A false witness breathes lies. A mocha seeks wisdom and never
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  finds it. But knowledge comes easily to
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  those with understanding. Oh Lord, thank you for this
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  lightning bolt of a proverb that you share with us.
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  Oh, how many of us just want a clean stable to stay clean, but
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  we need a strong ox for a large harvest.
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  Lord, so often we want to make things organised and structured
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  and just the way we want it to be.
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  But Lord, you don't call us to live neat and tidy lives.
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  You call us to bring in your harvest, to be a part of your
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  Kingdom's work. And Lord, the author of the
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  Proverbs, tells us that this work can be messy.
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  Lord, you know I like order and structure, as I'm sure many of
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  us do. But Lord, expand our hearts so
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  that we can become more tolerant and even welcoming of the chaos
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  and the mess that comes as we live authentic lives connected
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  with others, living your gospel love in our communities.
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  Lord, bring on your holy and beautiful mess that your love
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  can shine through it. Make a difference in the lives
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  of those that we come in contact with.
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  We love you. We love you so much more than an
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  ordered, structured, safe and tidy life.
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  Use us in whatever way we can. Build Your Kingdom and we commit
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  ourselves and pray all of this in your name, Jesus, Amen.