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February 7 - Proverbs 10:1-6 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello friends, it's Sean here and it is an epic day.
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  It is the 7th of February, which of course is a Friday, and we
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  are cracking open a new book of the Bible.
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  We are heading back into the Proverbs.
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  That's right into that wisdom writing from Solomon as he
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  shares his wise reflections on the world as he preserves it
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  around him. And friends, we are going to dip
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  into the Proverbs every Friday. No, we are not going to head
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  down, bum up, carve our way through a chapter at a time,
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  which would be completely overwhelming.
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  But what we're going to do is just take a handful, or maybe a
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  mutant handful, about 6 at a time, and enjoy 6 Proverbs.
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  Reflect on those, prey on those, and head into the last day of
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  our work week. So that is what our plan is.
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  Isn't that fantastic? Now you would remember from last
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  year at some point when we read through Proverbs 1 to 9, where a
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  teacher shared with a student or a father shared with his son
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  these elements of truth about wisdom and how important wisdom
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  is in one's life. And now moving into the second
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  aerial, the second phase of Proverbs, if you like, is
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  beginning from Proverbs 10 all the way through to the end in
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  chapter 31 where it is filled with these wise sayings.
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  Now let us pause for a moment and reflect on what these
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  sayings are and aren't. These are not promises.
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  These are not promises. This is not God saying if you do
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  this, then this will happen. These are reflections and
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  observations that the teacher has made that I have seen this
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  happen time and time again. And so while the Scripture is
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  there to transform our hearts and give us the gift of faith,
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  the Scripture is also there to shape us for godly living.
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  And so that is where the proverbs shine.
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  So come back in time with me. Let's sit at the feet of that
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  wise, wise teacher and hear these proverbs as we read
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  together. Proverbs chapter 10 verses 1:00
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  to 6:00. The Proverbs of Solomon.
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  A wise child brings joy to a father.
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  A foolish child brings grief to a mother.
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  Tainted wealth has no lasting value, but right living can save
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  your life. The Lord will not let the godly
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  go hungry, but He refuses to satisfy the craving of the
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  wicked. Lazy people are soon poor.
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  Hard workers get rich. A wise youth harvests in the
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  summer, but one who sleeps during harvest is a disgrace.
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  The godly are showered with blessings.
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  The words of the wicked conceal violent intentions.
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  Our Lord, we see in this proverb your encouragement not to be
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  lazy, but to be a hard worker. And the proverb talks about
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  laziness bringing on poverty and hard work bringing on riches.
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  But Lord, as we apply that to our life and to our work for
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  Your Kingdom, we see that it's through our hard work, following
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  your promptings, that we can be a part of bringing Your Kingdom
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  to fruition. So Lord, as much as it is
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  glorious just to bask, bask in your forgiveness and love to us,
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  Lord, also at the same time inspire us to action and hard
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  work to dig our fingers into the dirt of life to get our hands
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  dirty in service to You. So we offer ourselves to you.
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  We pray that you lead us to your good hard work so that these
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  riches in your Kingdom can blossom like a fruit tree and
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  spring. So we just thank you for drawing
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  us into your kingdom's work and pray that you bless us as we do
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  this in your love and your name. And we pray all of this through
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  Jesus, who makes us all possible.
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  I'm in.