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October 3 - Proverbs 16:29-33 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello friends, it's Sean here and it is the 3rd of October.
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  It's a Friday and well done, I'll make it to the end of
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  another week. I have had an awfully cruisy
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  week on holidays, not doing a whole lot of, well, anything
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  particularly stressful, so I don't feel like I've really
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  earned much of A Friday celebration.
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  But hey, you know, when you're on holidays, every day is a
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  celebration, so I'll take it. But no matter where you are, no
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  matter what your week has been like, here we are at the end of
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  it before our God, ready to take on some of his wisdom, our Holy
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  Spirit. May your wisdom through the ages
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  land with us and draw us closer to you in the way that we live
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  our lives. All right, friends, you ready?
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  Let's do it together. Let's read Proverbs 1629 to 33.
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  Violent people mislead their companions, leading them down a
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  harmful path. With narrowed eyes, people plot
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  evil. With a smirk they plan their
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  mischief. Grey hair is a crown of glory.
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  It is gained by living a godly life.
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  Better to be patient than powerful.
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  Better to have self control than to conquer a city.
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  We may throw the dice, but the Lord determines how they fall.
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  And again, violent people mislead their companions,
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  leading them down a harmful path.
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  With narrowed eyes, people plot evil.
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  With a smirk, they plan their mischief.
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  Grey hair is a crown of glory. It is gained by living a godly
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  life. Better to be patient than
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  powerful. Better to have self control than
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  to conquer a city. We may throw the dice, but the
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  Lord determines how they fall. Thank you for your wisdom, our
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  loving God. Thank you for the counter
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  cultural life that you call us to.
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  As we see in verse 32, while our world promotes power and
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  conquering your way promotes patience and self control.
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  Would you call us to be patient And with our patience and the
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  gentleness that comes with that, we don't need to be overbearing
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  to force our way through situations that we want to
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  achieve a certain outcome in. And rather than conquering a
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  city, it's better that we live with self control because even
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  as the next proverb tells us, it's not what we do that brings
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  about the outcomes. We may throw the dice, but you,
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  you Lord, determines how they fall.
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  So I pray that you guide us and teach us how to throw the dice
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  well, how to live with patience and self control, knowing that
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  ultimately, if we live faithfully for you, you will
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  bring about your Kingdom just the way you want it to be on
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  earth as it is in heaven. So we give ourselves to you once
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  again, Jesus, and pray that you take us and use us and bring
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  about your ways and we love you and we want our lives to be of
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  service to you. We pray this in your name,
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  Jesus, Amen.