Archive | July 2015

Proverbs 24 – Wise foundation

Jul16

Good evening y’all. Today we are studying Proverbs 24

Be blessed 🙂

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“3 Through wisdom a house is built,
And by understanding it is established;
4 By knowledge the rooms are filled
With all precious and pleasant riches.
5 A wise man is strong,
Yes, a man of knowledge increases strength;
6 For by wise counsel you will wage your own war,
And in a multitude of counselors there is safety”. (NKJV)

We need wisdom in order to succeed at anything we do. It’s not just any wisdom but godly wisdom. In every aspect of our lives we need goodly wisdom and understanding and knowledge to be able to make those aspects work together. We need to keep learning. Let God’s word be the standard we use and the foundation on which we build on.

Matthew 7 tells us he who builds his house on the foundation which is the rock is wise, even when storms come, it will stand.

“24 All who listen to my instructions and follow them are wise, like a man who builds his house on solid rock. 25 Though the rain comes in torrents, and the floods rise and the storm winds beat against his house, it won’t collapse, for it is built on rock”. (Matthew 7: 24 TLB)

The more of God’s word we have in us, the more our faith is strong and strengthened and we can handle whatever challenge comes our way. When we are weak, God is strong for us. 

Good and godly counsel is also needed as we go through our journey in life. It is important that we surround ourselves with people who can give good advice and keep us in check. Latter part of verse 6 says: “in a multitude of counsellors there is safety”

I pray we learn to make God’s word the foundation we build every area of our lives on.

Thanks for joining today. Pls feel free to share your thoughts on chapter.

Have a blessed evening 🙂

***With God all things are possible***

Proverbs 22 – Are you diligent?

Jul14

Good evening Y’all. Today we are studying Proverbs 22.

Be blessed 🙂

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“Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before unknown men” (Proverbs 22:29 NKJV)

“Do you see any truly competent workers? They will serve kings rather than working for ordinary people” (Proverbs 22:29 NLT)

We should strive for excellence in all that we do both physically and spiritually. As the verse says, our diligence will bring us before kings and not just mere men.

This is something I really need help with. Sometimes I just want to do the bare minimum and not go all out to make sure that what I am doing is at the best quality and best level of excellence.

I found the commentary below regards this verse:

“The world recognizes the value of a diligent man in business, and it seeks such. Rulers are always on the look-out for such to run their lesser concerns. We see several illustrations of this in Scripture in Joseph, (Gen. 39:3-6; 41:42; Nehemiah, (2:11; 2:1); in Daniel, (Dan. 6:1-3; 8:27), et al.) The Lord also values diligence in the spiritual realm, (Rom. 12:6-8; 2 Cor. 8:7; Heb. 6:10-12). “Mean” means “obscure.” A diligent man shall stand before great men, not just before obscure, unimportant men. The diligent Christian will stand before the King of kings, as his faithful servant, to be rewarded by Him. Are we diligent in the Lord’s work?”
(http://www.pbministries.org/Landmark_Baptist/Seminary/Bible_Study_Courses/Proverbs/DH_proverbs_chap22.htm)

I pray the Lord will help us be diligent and excel in all that He has committed in our hands.

Thanks for joining today. Pls feel free to share your thoughts on the chapter.

have a blessed evening 🙂

***With God all things are possible***