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August 22 - Proverbs 15:22-28 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello friends, it's Shaun here. And Yep, you guessed it, it's
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  Friday. It is the 21st.
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  Is that where we're after? No, it's the 22nd.
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  It's the 22nd of August. Yes, it's definitely Friday, not
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  Thursday. So great to have your company as
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  you and I on this happy day are going to open up God's Word to
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  the Old Testament, to the book of Proverbs, and gain a little
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  bit more wisdom. The words of Solomon coming to
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  us through the ages. And we will read through seven
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  of them a couple of times and reflect on them and how they
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  might apply to our lives. So friends, let us take this
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  moment to open up our hearts to what God has to say to us
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  through these observations captured here for you and me as
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  we read together. Proverbs, 1522 to 28.
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  Plans go wrong for lack of advice.
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  Many advisors bring success. Everyone enjoys A fitting reply.
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  It is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time.
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  The path of life leads upward for the wise.
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  They leave the grave behind. The Lord tears down the House of
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  the proud, but he protects the property of widows.
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  The Lord detests evil plans, but he delights in pure words.
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  Greed brings grief to the whole family, but those who hate
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  bribes will live. The heart of the godly thinks
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  carefully before speaking. The mouth of the wicked
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  overflows with evil words and again plans go wrong for lack of
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  advice. Many advisers bring success.
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  Everyone enjoys A fitting reply. It's wonderful to say the right
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  thing at the right time. The path of life leads upward
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  for the wise. They leave the grave behind.
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  The Lord tears down the House of the proud, but he protects the
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  property of widows. The Lord detests evil plans, but
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  he delights in pure words. Greed brings grief to the whole
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  family, but those who hate bribes will live.
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  The heart of the godly thinks carefully before speaking.
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  The mouth of the wicked overflows with evil words.
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  Our Lord, we know your heart, and you communicate it so
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  clearly that you do not want us to be proud.
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  Note here in the Proverbs that says that you tear down the
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  House of the proud, but that you protect the property of widows.
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  Your heart is for us to be humble and not to think that we
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  have all the answers, but to continually live as your
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  children. Not standing side by side with
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  the God of the universe thinking how clever we are, but living
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  under your rule, under your sovereignty, in worship and
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  subservience to you. Letting our pride fall the way.
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  And as we do that, knowing that this is your Kingdom, your
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  Kingdom where you love all of us, those who are proud and
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  successful and those who have nothing like like the widow,
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  which at that time when this proverb is written was a
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  dangerous and destitute member of society without a husband to
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  provide for them. So Lord, here we are in our day
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  and age, and I pray that you keep us humble and that you give
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  us your heart so that we can look around.
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  And when we see those who have less than us, those who are
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  struggling, those who society would look past.
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  Or I pray that you would move us to action with humble hearts,
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  knowing that we are all loved and provided for by you.
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  And sometimes the provision of others can come through US and
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  the gifts that you've given us. So give us your heart, your
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  generous, gracious, loving heart, and we pray all of this
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  through your wonderful name, Jesus, Amen.