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July 18 - Proverbs 14:25-30 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello friends, it's Sean. Here it is Friday.
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  It's the 18th of July, and I am so glad to have your company as
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  at the end of the week we get to dip our toe into some ancient
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  wisdom. That's right, we're going to
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  read through some more proverbs today.
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  Proverbs are good for us, all of us, young and old.
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  In fact, I wonder what the age range of everyone listening
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  right now might be. I know for sure that some of you
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  are families who listen together, so that means kids.
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  You might be young and listening right now, which is so cool.
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  I wonder how young you are. If you're very young, you should
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  reach out and let me know how old you are.
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  And if you are on the other end of the spectrum, well, it would
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  be very improper of me to ask your age.
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  But again, I wonder what our oldest listener is.
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  You could even reach out if you if you suspect that's you and
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  all the rest of us in between. We are all able to come down,
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  sit on the stool in front of the feet of that wise king, and hear
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  some of God's wisdom delivered to us today.
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  And just in case we missed it the first time, I'll read it
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  through twice. You ready?
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  Oh, yeah, I am too. Let's get smarter, everyone.
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  Let us read together. Proverbs, 1425 to 30.
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  A truthful witness saves lives, but a false witness is a
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  traitor. Those who fear the Lord are
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  secure. He will be a refuge for their
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  children. Fear of the Lord is a life
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  giving fountain. It offers escape from the snares
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  of death. A growing population is a King's
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  glory. A Prince without subjects has
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  nothing. People with understanding
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  control their anger. A hot temper shows great
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  foolishness. A peaceful heart leads to a
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  healthy body. Jealousy is like cancer in the
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  bones. And again, a truthful witness
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  saves lives, but a false witness is a traitor.
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  Those who fear the Lord are secure.
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  He will be a refuge for their children.
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  Fear of the Lord is a life giving fountain.
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  It offers escape from the snares of death.
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  A growing population is a King's glory.
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  A Prince without subjects has nothing.
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  People with understanding control their anger.
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  A hot temper shows great foolishness.
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  A peaceful heart leads to a healthy body.
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  Jealousy is like a cancer in the bones.
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  Our Father, there is so much in Your word for us today, so much
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  to encourage us to have peaceful hearts and not jealous hearts,
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  to control our anger and not give in to a temper that shows
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  foolishness. But Lord, here in this proverb
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  you speak about, the fear of you is a refuge for our children.
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  This thought that if we fear you and if we live following You,
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  Lord, then You don't just protect us, but You are a refuge
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  for our children. You go beyond what we would
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  imagine, and you create this provision for us, not just us,
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  but to the next generation as well.
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  Yes, this wise king has noted that those who follow you tend
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  to not just be looked after themselves, but the blessings
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  from you extend well beyond there.
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  And this echoes through into the New Testament as the Spirit is
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  described by Jesus as this small seed that grows into this tree
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  that provides shade, and even the birds can come and nest in
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  that tree. When you bless us, your
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  blessings are rich and extensive beyond our horizons that we
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  could imagine. Thank you for blessing us in
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  these beautiful ways. But mostly, Lord, we just thank
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  you for the blessing of Jesus, who out of the blue, when we
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  don't even deserve it, comes and brings us life and forgiveness
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  and membership in your family. You are good to us, and we thank
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  you for your blessings that you richly, richly shower down on us
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  when we don't even deserve them because you are our loving
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  Father. So we pray all of this in that
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  blessed name of Jesus, Amen.