Monthly Archives: January 2017

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Proverbs 14:1-3

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Proverbs 14:1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
 
As we begin in chapter 14 we see that the husband builds the house and the wife makes it a home. The man is considered to be the head of the family but the mother is the heart that glues it together. A mother usually spend s a lot more time with the children and instills the moral character in them. the mother can make it happy home or a sad home.
In verse 2 we see that we need to always walk in our salvation because we never know who is watching to see if live what we preach. We know God sees everything we do and that is why we should have a reverent fear of God. A perverse person could care less what God thinks of them. Their ways are crooked and lead to destruction. Perversion is unnatural sin. In verse 3 we where pride is factor and the foolish use there arrogance and pride to force their opinions on others and this is wrong. As the righteous use their wisdom to lead people in the right direction it helps to keep them preserved.
In Matthew 12:37 we see “For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.”
Let us always strive to do the will of God in everything we do and say.
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Proverbs 13:25

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Proverbs 13:25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
 
In Psalms 37:25 “I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.”
In Luke 12-31 we see this in Jesus’ own words, “But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.”
Along with this verse in Proverbs we can see that the ones who seek after righteousness will be blessed beyond measure. This just not mean blessed with physical things but with those things that get us closer to God. This is what we should seek every day to get closer to God.
For the wicked there is no provision for any kind kind of blessing and in the end they will be in want.
I know they are friends on my Facebook that probably do not agree with the post I make but I do pray that one day God will open your eyes to see the glory of His salvation.
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Proverbs 13:24

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Proverbs 13:24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
 
 
In verse 24 we are all familiar with what this verse teaches but it is well worth taking another look at it. It used to be ,if your my age, that when you did something you should not have done in school or at home the leather strap was not spared. Most of the time if I got in school I got another one at home and my parents did not have to be told I got at school, they knew it by the time I got home. Just like we learned by discipline how to act in society, God expects the same in living the life He wants us to live. I think most would agree with today when i say discipline is not a factor in our society today. Neither are following the Laws of God followed like they should be today, because people do not think that church is important anymore.
Hebrews 12 6-8 it says “6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.”
You see, if God loves you, He will correct you when you are wrong.
This one verse here could be preached on in every church today and I do not believe enough could be said. If you need a church to attend today all are welcome at Luverne First Assembly of God on the Glenwood highway and we love to see you. It begins at 10:30.
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Proverbs 13 : 22-23

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Proverbs 13;22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
 
We see here the good man, a man who is not following in the ways of the wicked, he keeps his eyes stayed upon God. He is honest and works hard and teaches his children and grandchildren to live uprightly. A christian heritage is the greatest gift we can leave our children and grandchildren. The estates of a good man remain with their families while the the estate of the wicked do not and ultimately wind up belonging to the righteous.
The same is true even with poor because they know how to make something out of nothing and is reward for it. This allows him to be able to teach his family and leave them with an inheritance. On the other hand judgement comes to those because of their deeds of injustice and are brought to ruin.
A Note from Hope

Goats! A Note from Hope

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I don’t know why, but Mom got real excited the other day.  She came in with this thing here and took it to her sewing room. I know it looks kinda like a tomato, but that’s not what it is.

Then she took this bowl that was full of pins and needles and started sticking them in this thing. Now I know that sounds crazy- I mean, how many people do you know who keep pins and needles in a bowl? But I know how they got there. See, Scout got up on Mom’s desk and got the other one, that was full of pins and needles and…. well, let’s just say that pins and needles and sawdust were all over the floor of the den. EVERYWHERE.

So after Mom looked all in Scout’s mouth to see if she was bleeding, she got Dad’s big magnet and picked them all up and put them in a bowl.  The next time she went shopping, she couldn’t find of these things. But Grandmama helped her find one so Mom was really happy.

So now Mom has a new tomato thingy full of pins and needles.

I just wish I knew why Mom and Dad keep calling us goats… I mean really? Just because we like to chew up stuff, like shoes, and we eat paper and try to eat cat food cans, and Scout likes to sleep on top of the sofa… oh, never mind.

What do you think? are we really goats, or are we just silly dogs?

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Proverbs 13:15-21

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15 Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard. 16 Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly. 17 A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health. 18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil. 20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. 21 Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
 
We have here seven contrasted effects of behavior. We will look at the good first.
We have good understanding, prudent behavior, a faithful ambassador, a good listener, an obedient worker, one who uses wisdom in who he associates with, and our righteous will lead to rewards.
Then we have sinners who will have hard time in accomplishing goals, a fool who sets himself up to fail, a lair who cannot be believed, one who does not listen instruction,ones who just cannot remove themselves from evil, Those who ban together to cause trouble will be destroyed, and those who are evil are always finding themselves just getting in to more trouble.
These two groups of people are basically the difference between good and bad. We see both kinds in world today but with the way society is now we see more bad than we do good. The righteous today needs to live a daily life where when we are just walking down the street our presence lets the joy of salvation rub off on everybody we pass.
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Proverbs 13:14

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Proverbs 13:14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
 
This verse tells us of the fountain of life. We know who the fountain of life is, it is Jesus Christ. Jesus told the Samaritan woman at the well He would give her a drink and she would never thirst again. The same is true with us today, if we will accept Christ as our savior and live of lives according to the word of God we will have life everlasting. When we grow in the wisdom of God we speak and obey the the laws of God with a healthy fear and understanding. If we decide to live like the world lives in partying and turning from the ways of God we are headed for destruction. I pray that all will come to know Christ as there savior and drink from fountain everlasting life.
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Proverbs 13:12-13

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Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
 
We all have experienced a time we prayed for something and it seemed it would never come to pass. This has a tendency to make us heart sick because we feel it may never happen. Then when our prayers are answered we rejoice greatly. When the desire of the heart comes about, it seems as though it gives us a brand new life.
Th Word of God is the hope we have that teaches us the way to eternal life. Without the Word we have no hope and are only facing death. Jesus is the Word of God. If we follow the commandments with a healthy fear God we will be rewarded with the great hope we have to spend eternity with God in heaven. There is no question that God speaks to us in His Word. There is no question that there is Life in His Word. There is no question that without the Word leading and guiding our lives, there lies ahead only death. Lets never loose the hope that we in savior Jesus Christ.
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Proverbs 3:9-11

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Proverbs 13:9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
 
Here we see that the righteous like doing all things in the light and are not ashamed of the life they live. The wicked does not like anyone to see what are doing so like the darkness to hide in.This image of life, prosperity and joy is contrasted with adversity and then death.
Pride is one of things that stands in the way of lot people accomplishing the things God would have for them to do. Prideful people do not like taking advice from others and are not teachable. Wise people are eager to learn and become wiser for it. The proud spurn the advice given from others while the wise accept it.
For people who gain wealth quickly by doing things that are crooked or unlawful will loose it about as fast as they get it because God will not bless it. It is what we hear a lot “easy come, easy go”. The best gained wealth is the rewards you get from hard work. When you work for what you have you appreciate more and if you give of it to those that need it God will bless you even more.
If we will be determined to keep everything we do in the light for everyone to see and keep our pride out of the way and humble ourselves and do the work God allows us to do to gain what we need we will be blessed for above what we can imagine.
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Proverbs 13:7-8

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Proverbs 13:7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
8 The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
 
It easy to see here that we someone who is rich but really has nothing and someone who seems to poor by has everything. We could say that one may say and pretend he has great riches trying to impress people for selfish gain and I am sure we all people like that. They really have nothing. We also know people who have great wealth and are only concerned about adding to it instead of using any of it for good. They also have nothing. Then you can look at the second man, that we all see sometimes, that pretends to be poor but is very rich. We commonly call him someone who “poor mouths”. From a spiritual standpoint we see this this second man as someone who gives almost all he has away to those less fortunate, he has treasures laid up in Heaven so he is very rich.
The first part of the second scripture shows us a man who has probably worked hard for the wealth he has in this world only ot be hated by jealous people. While a poor person is never spoken evil of because he has nothing for people be jealous of. We Can also see that a rich man could use his money to get himself out of trouble, but riches used in a godly way could be a blessing to you and those around you. Then there are the poor who would like to help a lot times but just do not have the money. I hope that people will always use the wisdom of God in handling their finances so that they will be blessed even above and beyond what they could imagine.