Hang Up The Six-Shooters

AUGUST 11, 2020

DAILY PROVERBS:

Proverbs 20:1-4 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

  “Meet me in the street at high noon.” Oh, how many times have we heard this line in our favorite westerns? The bad guy calls the good guy out to the street. They face each other, gun hands poised over their trusty six-shooter. People are running everywhere. Women are getting the children in off the streets. Now the stare down begins, and in just a split second… BANG… and someone falls to the ground. After a few parting words by the mortally wounded, their eyes close and someone begins to cry for the loss of the life.

    Did all of that have to happen? The tough man today will say, “YES,” you have to defend your honor. You must go out and stand up for what’s right.

    However, the Bible says, “NO.” In fact, Prov. 20:3 says it’s honorable for a man to cease from strife or conflict. The verse goes on to say the “FOOL will be meddling.” According to God’s law, the one who made the challenge should be locked up for attempting to destroy God’s creation. Both physical and spiritual destruction are wrong according to the word of God. In Prov. 11:9, it says “An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour:” Defaming someone’s character is the same as destroying the man. The Bible calls it sin.

    God says vengeance is mine. We do not have to get even, or even prove ourselves to anyone. We simply need to walk in the Lord, letting Him defend whomever and whatever is His. It may not make for a good western movie, but it makes for a much better and more peaceful reality in life.

     
THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

    Let’s put away foolish things. Meddling does no one any good, including you. We are to exhort one another, not extort from one another. In other words, let’s help each other through life and not tear one another down. It’s time to hang up them there six-shooters partner and spend more time in prayer.

GOD TALKING TO ME:  AUGUST 11, 2020

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH DAILY PROVERBS
  Jeremiah 17-21      /   Proverbs 20:1-4

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
  Psa. 52-57           /      Rom. 7

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Dogs Do What Dogs Do

AUGUST 10, 2020

DAILY PROVERBS:

Proverbs 19:28-29 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

    Dogs do what dogs do. They bark, growl, beg for food, and want your attention. Cats do what cats do. They purr, claw at things, and generally walk around like the own everything. Birds fly, fish swim, and monkeys, well they monkey around, swinging in the trees. None of that surprises us.  

    What would shock us would be to see a dog wrap his tail around a branch and swing to the next limb. Our mouths would drop if we saw a fish walking down the street, or when we went fishing, we caught a live cat. Why would these things surprise us? Well it’s just not supposed to be that way. That’s why.

    So why is it so surprising when the lost people in this world act lost? They are simply doing what comes naturally. “The ungodly… scorneth judgment.” They hate being told they are wrong. Why, because their sinful nature is calling them to rebel against God’s will and His way. “The mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.” In other words, they feed off sin.

    So, what would ever make a lost person stop sinning against God? Well, if you are reading this and are saved, what made you stop? It was when you realized there is a price to pay for sin. Judgment has been prepared for the scorners. In Romans 6:23 in the New Testament it says, “the wages of sin is death.” So how do you get out of paying that price, or facing that judgment? It’s by understanding the second part of Romans 6:23 which also says; “the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” It’s realizing that the price of death has been paid by Christ and the judgment once reserved for you will be removed, if you will accept Him as your Saviour. 1 Peter 2:24 says; “Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.”

     
THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

    If you are a child of God, you might just take a moment today and tell Him thank-you for taking away the judgment that had been prepared for your sin. If you are not born again, you may want to consider this offer of salvation before it’s too late.

GOD TALKING TO ME:  AUGUST 10, 2020

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH DAILY PROVERBS
  Jeremiah 12-16      /   Proverbs 19:28-29

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
  Psa. 48-51           /      Rom. 6

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Weekend Review

August 8 & 9, 2020

Proverbs 19:23

The fear of
the LORD
tendeth to life:
and he that hath it
shall abide satisfied;
he shall not be visited
with evil.  

Work Week Devotions
Through the Book of Proverbs

      As you know by now, with WORK WEEK DEVOTIONS, we only publish our Devotional Thoughts on Monday – Friday. On Saturday we suggest you re-read the entire chapter we have been studying this past week, and if we will be going into the following chapter the next week, we encourage you to read that chapter as well.       

There are never Devotions on Sunday. 

Thank you for joining us as we
journey together
Through Proverbs in 2020.

WEEK 31 – Day 6

     On Saturday, we suggest you re-read the Proverb we have written from this past week and the week to come.

Proverbs 19-20

WEEK 31 – Day 7

     Today we suggest you read and study whatever the Lord has laid on your Pastor’s heart. Whatever Scripture he uses for today’s messages were given to him by God for your specific needs.

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH DAILY PROVERBS

August 10, 2020    Jeremiah 12 – 16       Proverbs 19:28 – 29
August 11, 2020    Jeremiah 17 – 21       Proverbs 20:1 – 4
August 12, 2020    Jeremiah 22 – 25       Proverbs 20:5 – 8
August 13, 2020    Jeremiah 26 – 30       Proverbs 20:9 – 12
August 14, 2020    Jeremiah 31 – 33       Proverbs 20:13 – 15
August 15, 2020    Proverbs 19 – 20                       
August 16, 2020    No Passages Assigned  

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY

August 10, 2020     Psa. 48-51                Rom. 6
August 11, 2020     Psa. 52-57                Rom. 7
August 12, 2020     Psa. 58-64                Rom. 8
August 13, 2020     Psa. 65-68                Rom. 9
August 14, 2020     Psa. 69-72                Rom. 10
August 15, 2020     Psa. 73-77                Rom. 11
August 16, 2020     No Passages Assigned            

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY

August 8, 2020       Psa. 42-47                Rom. 5
August 9, 2020       No Passages Assigned

The Final Say

AUGUST 7, 2020

DAILY PROVERBS:

Proverbs 19:25-27 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge. He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

    Today it is so easy to hear several viewpoints on every idea around. Just the other day in the news there were young girls in a school in Michigan who were caught on video beating up another young girl in that school. When interviewed and asked why they did such a terrible thing, their response was this girl flaunted her lesbianism in their face all year long. She had come on to several of them and when they reported her, no one did anything about it, so they did. Now, schools in Michigan are spending thousands of taxpayers’ dollars to bring in therapists and psychologists to teach the teachers and staff how to teach the students at these schools to be tolerant of sexual diversity. 

    Now before I go too far you must understand something. I am not for today’s youth, or anyone for that matter, beating up on another person. Violence is never the right answer. I believe these girls were wrong for doing what they did to this young lady and they should be taught that this behavior is never appropriate. Sin never fixes sin.

    Nevertheless, I read in scripture that homosexuality is a sin. So why is the government teaching the majority to tolerate the sin of the minority? Why not teach those who claim to be gay, to be more discreet about their lifestyle? Better yet, why not teach everyone what God’s Word says about all sin, and how Jesus loves them, and died to pay the price for all sin?

    The reason is quite simple. It is because the world loves sin. They will try to teach us sin is ok and that we should accept it. The Bible clearly says “Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.” We must judge all wisdom by the unerring Word of God. If God calls something a sin, it is simply sin.

     
THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

    Our lot in life is not to beat up those who disagrees with us. It is to present the Gospel of our Lord and allow God, through the Holy Spirit, to do a work in their heart. It is also to be constantly in the Word of God ourselves so we can know the difference. “Study to show yourself approved unto God…”

GOD TALKING TO ME:  AUGUST 7, 2020

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH DAILY PROVERBS
  Jeremiah 8 – 11      /   Proverbs 19:25-27

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
  Psa. 42-47           /      Rom. 5

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It’s A Puzzle

AUGUST 6, 2020

DAILY PROVERBS:

Proverbs 19:21-24 There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand. The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar. The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil. A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

    Our family use to like to put together puzzles. It seemed as though there was always a puzzle on the table. Most everyone in the family would stop by, look for a few pieces, and then place the pieces they found where they needed to be. 

    Sometimes we would find a few pieces that went together but we just could not see where they belonged in the puzzle. So, these pieces would set beside the puzzle, connected together, until we later found their home.

    On occasion, we would lose a piece. How d

iscouraging it was to complete a puzzle, only to find one piece was missing. Later, when we would find a puzzle piece around the house, we would try to figure out which puzzle it went with. The only way we could possibly know is if we had seen the completed puzzle. Otherwise, it is just a colored, funny shaped piece of cardboard.

    Our lives are much like these puzzles. We want to believe we have things all figured out, when truthfully, we are all simply a piece of a much bigger picture. Only God, who has seen the whole plan together, can really know how our life fits with the lives of others. He has already seen the completed puzzle. We might try to fit here or there, but without God’s guidance, we are just a piece out-of-place. Occasionally we find a few others and realize, we fit comfortably together with them. Yet we are still not the entire puzzle, but only a section of the picture that only God has seen. How can we possibly fit in life’s puzzle? Since only God knows, it is important for us to follow His guidance and leading as He places each of us exactly where we belong.

    
THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

    Some may be thinking, “I don’t seem to fit anywhere.” We had those puzzle pieces too. The ones we tried but did not fit, so we set them aside and kept looking for their place. We knew they fit somewhere. When we found their place, it seemed as if those pieces were special, as they made the picture complete.

GOD TALKING TO ME:  AUGUST 6, 2020

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH DAILY PR

OVERBS
  Jeremiah 5 – 7     /   Proverbs 19:21-24

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
  Psa. 33-36    /   Rom. 3

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