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Is It Important to Honor Your Parents?

Is It Important to Honor Your Parents?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for children, so they will honor their parents. In Jesus’s name, amen.

The notes in the English Standard Version of the Bible under Proverbs 22-25 tell us: “Saying Sixteen. Acquiring wisdom is a duty in that it is the best way one can fulfill the command to honor one’s parents.”

Proverbs 23:22-25 (ESV) deals with the dynamic relationship between parents and their children.

“Listen to your father who gave you life,
and do not despise your mother when she is old.
Buy truth, and do not sell it;
buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
Let your father and mother be glad;
let her who bore you rejoice.”

Honoring parents is the fifth of the Ten Commandments. Yet, this command is ignored by many in modern society.

Take a step closer to following God’s preferred plan, and do something to honor your parents today.

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Are You Ready to Trust, Incline, Hear, and Apply?

Are You Ready to Trust, Incline, Hear, and Apply?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who put their trust in you. In Jesus’s name, amen.

King Solomon reiterates a person should put their trust in the Lord.

Proverbs 22:17-19 (ESV) uses vivid language when telling readers what to do. “Incline,” “hear,” and “apply.” He also uses the words, “keep” and “ready.”

“Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise,
and apply your heart to my knowledge,
for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you,
if all of them are ready on your lips.
That your trust may be in the Lord,
I have made them known to you today, even to you.”

Decide to trust in the Lord. From now on, follow his ways as described in this section of Scripture.

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Have You Ever Or Would You Willing to Train a Child?

Have You Ever Or Would You Be Willing to Train a Child?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those involved in the training up children in the way they should go. In Jesus’s name, amen.

Teaching a child faith lessons early on can save their life.

King Solomon in Proverbs 22:6 (ESV) shares about the lifelong impact.

“Train up a child in the way he should go;
even when he is old he will not depart from it.”

Don’t underestimate of this early training. Even if a person goes astray along the way, later years the person can have a time of restoration and reconciliation.

Were you trained up in the way you should go?

Think back of those who helped train and encourage you. Do you think it would be appropriate to say. “Thank you?” Don’t delay in acknowledging those who have poured their lives into yours. Tell me what you think below.

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Are You Ready for the Day of Battle?

Are You Ready for the Day of Battle?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who prepare for the day of battle. In Jesus’s name, amen.

The Bible is filled with stories of war.

Before any battle, a warrior had to be prepared.

Proverbs 21:31 (ESV) helps us see clearly who is in control.

“The horse is made ready for the day of battle,
but the victory belongs to the Lord.”

No matter how brilliantly a horseman may fight, it is not his to claim credit for a battlefield victory. Do you ever try to take credit for victories in your life?

Remember this proverb. The victory belongs to the Lord.

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Are You On the Side of the Lord!

Are You On the Side of the Lord!

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who are on Your side. In Jesus’s name, amen.

Some people stand in opposition to the Lord.

Such people will gather a team of wise men to provide their brand of wisdom, their understanding of the situation, and listen to their so-called wise counsel. What will come of all this effort?

The simple answer is found in Proverbs 21:30 (ESV).

“No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel
can avail against the Lord.”

After everything, the Lord’s will stands.

Rather than going against the Lord, build a firm foundation on godly wisdom, understanding the Lord’s precepts, and listening to the wise counsel of people well-grounded in God’s word.

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Are You Pursuing Righteousness and Kindness?

Are You Pursuing Righteousness and Kindness?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who pursue righteousness and kindness. In Jesus’s name amen.

Righteousness has many synonyms: virtue, morality, justice, decency, uprightness, rectitude, honesty, and blamelessness.

According to Christianity.com,
“Righteousness is an attribute that belongs to God, the Lawgiver, and is manifested in His laws. No man can be justified by his own works apart from God’s ordinance. Therefore, righteousness is a wonderful gift from God to humanity through his love: it is the God-given quality imputed to man upon believing in the Son of God.”
That is Jesus Christ.

Psalm 21:21 (ESV) is about those who pursue righteousness and kindness.

“Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness
will find life, righteousness, and honor.”

Life everlasting awaits those who believe in the Son of God. Have you been waiting to put your trust in him? Don’t delay.

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