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February 28 - Proverbs 10:19-25 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello, friends, it's Sean here. It's Friday.
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  You clever people. You've made it to the end of
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  another week and it's actually, Can you believe it?
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  It's the 28th of February. We have reached the end of the
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  month. Oh man, February.
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  That just goes by so fast. Yes, yes, we are up to the end
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  of the second month of 2025 already.
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  And while the year seems to be going quickly, there are some
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  things which are still going at a lovely pace, like reading
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  through Proverbs, right? We have been doing this for a
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  few weeks now and we're still in Proverbs 10.
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  This is our 4th reading from Proverbs 10, and we'll have one
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  more after today as we are just dipping our toe, hearing a few
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  of these sayings of the wisdom of Solomon, thinking about how
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  we can apply them to our lives, how we can reflect on them as
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  good teaching about a life well lived.
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  Ah, it's wonderful stuff and I've been enjoying it.
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  I really hope you're enjoying it too.
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  And we'll continue doing this all through the year.
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  That is our Friday date, friends, you and me.
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  Well, you and me and Solomon and the Holy Spirit.
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  So that's quite a full date, but it is glorious as we work
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  through these proverbs together. So without any further delay,
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  let us dive in here these 7 proverbs that we'll read
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  together today. Reading Proverbs chapter 1019 to
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  25. Too much talk leads to sin.
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  Be sensible and keep your mouth shut.
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  The words of the godly are like sterling silver.
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  The heart of a fool is worthless.
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  The words of the godly encourage many, but fools are destroyed by
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  their lack of common sense. The blessing of the Lord makes a
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  person rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
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  Doing wrong is fun for a fool, but living wisely brings
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  pleasure to the sensible. The fears of the wicked will be
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  fulfilled, the hopes of the godly will be granted when the
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  storms of life come. The wicked are world away, but
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  the godly have a lasting foundation.
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  Oh, there is so much truth in these proverbs Lord, and as we
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  read that final proverb that when the storms of life come, we
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  see all too often people get world away with the challenges
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  that would draw them into a spin and getting flung off in all
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  directions. But you say that the godly have
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  a lasting foundation. Oh Father, let our feet be
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  planted firmly on You as our foundation, so when life throws
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  all these different challenges and pulls toward us, that we can
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  continue to stand firm, Knowing that we are your children.
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  That our identity is found in you, Not in what others think of
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  us, not in what the world tells us we should or shouldn't be,
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  but knowing that we are already bought with the blood of Jesus
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  and we stand secure in You. And as the other Proverbs said,
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  that from this place of such assuredness and grace that our
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  words, the words of the godly, may encourage many.
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  Our Lord, I pray that You would give us words of grace and truth
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  that we can share with the world around us that so desperately
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  needs to know about You. As we stand firm on You, help
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  our words of love and compassion draw others to You as well, so
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  that they too can find beneath their feet the eternal God of
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  the universe and not the whirlwinds of this world.
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  So we just commit ourselves to You, use us to further Your
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  Kingdom, hold us in the firmness of Your presence, and continue
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  to love us because You are this wonderful, wonderful, saving
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  God. And we are so grateful for you.
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  And we pray all of this in your precious saving name, Jesus,
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  Amen.