THURSDAY, 6 JUNE 2024
TEXT:
PROVERBS 22:17-29
17:
Pay attention and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to
what I teach,
18:
for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready
on your lips.
19:
So that your trust may be in the Lord, I teach you today, even you.
20:
Have I not written thirty sayings for you, sayings of counsel and knowledge,
21:
teaching you to be honest and to speak the truth, so that you bring back
truthful reports to those you serve?
22:
Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in
court,
23:
for the Lord will take up their case and will exact life for life.
24:
Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one
easily angered,
25:
or you may learn their ways and get yourself ensnared.
26:
Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge or puts up security for debts;
27:
if you lack the means to pay, your very bed will be snatched from under you.
28:
Do not move an ancient boundary stone set up by your ancestors.
29:
Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they
will not serve before officials of low rank.
(New International Version Holy Bible)
TOPIC:
ACQUIRE LIFE'S SKILLS FROM THE WISE
In
today's text, the writer speaks as a father who has had the benefit of
hindsight to a beloved child. From such experiences, the father realizes that
his son can have a better life if he trains himself to acquire life's skills
from the wise.
Notice
that in order for the son to succeed in that direction, "your trust may be
in the Lord" (verse 19).
Jesus
Christ who is the wisdom of God to all who have faith in Him. This will enable
him provide the right answers to life's questions, deliver him from exploiting
and taking advantage of the vulnerable God brings along his way and make him
choose to live a godly life above reproach.
As
a result, people who matter in the society and community will take notice of
such a person and be favourably disposed to him.
QUESTION:
Are you committed to acquiring the requisite skills for the life God has called
you to in Jesus Christ?
PRAYER:
Thank You, dear Lord, for making the Word of God available to me from which I
can acquire all the skills I need for a godly life, in Jesus name. Amen.
Remain
Blessed
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