Proverbs 1

Preface

In pursuit of maintaining discipline in my life God has me doing a few assignments in His word involving the Psalms, the Gospels, the letters of Paul, and the Proverbs. The Gospels and the letters of Paul are more reading assignments and not much to share there. The Psalms is a musical assignment that I hope to share with everyone someday soon . The assignment in Proverbs is more of a "note-taking" venture. I have noticed that as I read the Proverbs that God really talks to me about certain situations in my own life and makes it personal. I thought I would share these things. Keep in mind that it is in no way shape or form to replace or take away/add to the Word. If during the reading it helps you - Praise God!

PROVERBS 1
(As the Holy Spirit ministers to me while reading it)

King Solomon was a man motivated by God’s love to do right by God’s people and lead them in His direction ultimately putting the people first. Of course what do you expect from a man who is the son of King David, who although had his share of problems, was after God’s own heart. This kind of heart as a leader brought riches an honor to Solomon that goes beyond that of any other leader in history.

He wrote us a book to help us get the actual wisdom of God. So that when we ask God for wisdom in our life we can have point of reference to check our leadings. More than a point of reference it is expected that we get to know this book so that we can distinguish what is of God and what is not, so that we can do right not just for our own sakes but for the sake of others so that we don’t get into “religious judgment” but to treat others with fairness knowing that we too have been forgiven of so much. This will help us teach, train and disciple others knowing that is indeed our call. These words of training are to be loved, adored and yearned for so that we can take in as much as possible and come to the fullness of our maturity in the Lord. At first glance it may seem that it is hard to understand what is being taught but if we stick with it we will understand more and more each and every day. Ultimately this shows respect to our God, our creator and it pleases Him to see us go after it. If it upsets us and we rebel and run from it we are foolish rebellious people that are headed down a path of destruction. Why would we want this in our lives?

Our parents taught us to be disciplined and not be rebellious and we should honor and respect that even if their own walk is off. This will give us honor, respect and dignity in the site of others and help see to it that we are never put to shame.

There are a lot of people in this world with “ill motives” riddled with selfishness and they will do everything they can to offer you packages that seemingly will benefit us in the natural realm for a time period but ultimately take us to our destruction. Don’t even let one word of what they have to say be entertained in your mind. These people will try to fill you with conspiracy theories and try to get you to think like them, filled with fear and judgment think that the entire world is out to get you so we must “strike first” without warning. Spreading gossip and putting people in un-Godly situations trying to ruin them and their reputations so that they can move their way to the top out of their own selfish gain. They will try to talk you into pouring your livelihood into their cause, your time, your money, your possessions, and ultimate your heart and your way of thinking. Steer clear from these people. In fact, if you see them coming run away from them. Knowing that not only will do what they can to destroy others, they will also come after you to take over you. There will be no remorse in their actions ready to take whoever they can into their vicious trap.

Praise the Lord that even though it seems that these people may be “winning” they are setting themselves up for a mighty and terrible fall. They are not leaders because they have absolutely no concern for God’s people. They are more concerned about themselves, their reputations, their possessions. This greed or lust is consumed with fear and there is not an ounce of faith operating in it. Over the course of time it will eat away at them and tear them up not only spiritually and mentally but even their physical well being.

We have no excuses because this word, this wisdom is available to us in so many ways and in so many places and God longs for us to go after it. Do we want to be ignorant? Do we want to act out of stupidity? Do we want to have our actions riddled with this fear and not live by faith? How foolish would that be?

Sure these words of wisdom may be challenging but be quick to receive them and to get your actions to line up. This will give you the fullness of the indwelling of His Spirit in your life and help reveal even more of His Word and His power in your life.

If you refuse this after His repeated calling out to you and reaching out to you and if you resented Him trying to give His word, direction and counsel there will come a time when it will no longer be offered to you. When this happens you will see destruction and calamity in your life like never before and when you cry out to Him He will remind you of all the times that He tried to reach you and refused and that now it is too late. Then you will no longer have any of that word, that wisdom, that life available to you. At this point you can cry out as loud as you possibly want and He will no longer hear you let alone speak to you. So why do we rebel, why do we resent His word and correction? Is it worth the heartache, death and destruction? Is it really worth it in the end? Is it worth it now?

Let’s do this right! Let’s listen to Him and receive the correction and wisdom not only for the end, but for this very moment. It will bring us peace, safety, confidence, and prosperity knowing that the enemy can’t harm us. Now that is living by faith and that is pleasing to God!