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March 13 - Proverbs 22:1-7 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello friends, it's Sean here. And it's Yvonne.
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  And it is a Friday. And it's not only a Friday, it's
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  Friday the 13th. It has felt like the week has
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  gone fast this time, just rolling around and.
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  Friday the 13th I'm not at all superstitious like I'm the anti
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  superstitious person. I will welcome black hats.
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  I will walk under ladders on purpose.
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  Oh, this is true. So bring on today and the
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  glorious things that are going to come, right?
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  This is going to be an excellent day.
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  Fridays are very happy days. 13th or no.
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  And another reason why it's a happy day is we are opening up a
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  fresh chapter of Proverbs. And this is one that
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  surprisingly, halfway through, the chapter stops and there's a
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  heading that says Sayings of the wise, just in case we were
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  wondering what we were doing reading through the Proverbs.
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  Well, we're not up to that today.
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  We get to save that for a few weeks time.
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  Yeah, yeah, very fun. But so today instead, we will
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  just read sayings of the wise, yeah.
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  From the beginning, yeah, Yeah. All right, let's dive in, shall
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  we, friends? Oh Holy Spirit, open up our
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  hearts and teach us your ways and your truth and your
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  character as we read these together.
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  All right, let's dive in reading Proverbs chapter 22 one to
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  seven. Choose a good reputation over
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  riches. Being held in high esteem is
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  better than silver or gold. The rich and poor have this in
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  common. The Lord made them both a.
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  Prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions.
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  The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
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  True humility and fear of the Lord lead to riches, honour and
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  long life. Corrupt people walk a thorny,
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  treacherous Rd Whoever values life will avoid it.
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  Direct your children onto the right path and when they are
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  older they will not leave it. Just as the rich rule the poor,
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  so the borrower is servant to the lender.
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  And again. Choose a good reputation over
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  great riches. Being held in high esteem is
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  better than silver or gold. The rich and poor have this in
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  common. The Lord made them both.
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  A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions.
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  The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
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  True humility and fear of the Lord lead to riches, honour and
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  long life. Corrupt people walk a thorny,
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  treacherous Rd Whoever values life will avoid it.
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  Direct your children onto the right path and when they are
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  older they will not leave it. Just as the rich rule the poor,
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  so the borrower is servant to the lender.
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  Well, that second last 1 is often referred to, isn't it?
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  Direct your children onto the right path and when they're
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  older, they won't leave it. Yeah, it's, I've seen it.
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  There's plenty of fridge magnets with that printed on it.
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  Yeah. And I think that the thing that
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  gets us unstuck is particularly ones like that where so many
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  people just wish that for their children, and they claim these
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  as promises of truth rather than observations about the the
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  world. I suppose it's something that we
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  all want and want for our children, but this verse isn't a
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  guarantee. Yeah.
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  It's a call to continued prayer, isn't?
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  It absolutely. And the first two really struck
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  me today that they talk about reputation over riches, and rich
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  or poor doesn't matter. God made everyone just the same.
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  You know, it's this ongoing reminder that it's not about
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  riches, it's not about what we possess, but it's about our
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  character. It's about our motives.
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  And that God is sovereign over all.
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  And yeah, he's made us all. Our Lord, you are indeed
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  sovereign, and you are the God of everything, the God of those
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  who love you and the God of those who ignore you.
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  You are the God of the heavens and the God of the world around
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  us, and you rule supreme and Lord in your rule.
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  You want our hearts transformed and turned to you so that we're
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  not chasing transient things around us, but we are chasing
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  wisdom, which is acknowledgement and love of you.
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  That's where all that wisdom comes from.
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  So Lord, I pray that you continue this work of
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  transformation. And we just thank you that in
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  your incredible sovereignty, you still choose to love us and be
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  present in our daily walk. You are truly beyond our
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  comprehension and close enough for us to touch and to hold
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  close and to be held by. We love you and we are grateful
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  for all that you are for us. And we pray this in the name of
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  Jesus, Amen. Amen.