Hi
ladies! Can you believe its March!!! Wasn't yesterday was just December? Glory be to God. So far so good. Well, it's the first of the month
and just the perfect time to make a “new month resolution!”
Remember the 52-week money challenge, here's another challenge. We've
done this in the past at church and it was AWESOME. I was supposed to
have kept it up as a habit of sorts but you know how it is...life
gets in the way {same ol' story} NOT ANYMORE! I would like to invite
you to come along with me on a journey into the Book of Proverbs. Together we will read
one proverb a day
for 31 days.
photo:thenester
I.can.do.all.things.through.CHRIST.who.strengthens.me.
so.can.you
how? COMMIT
to devoting just 10 minutes a day reading the book that corresponds
to the date
when?
EVERYDAY
of month of March {1-31}
no
bible? no problem! LOG
ON
to BTD daily and you will find the posted chapter for the day :-)
who?
seasoned biblenistas hungry for fresh revelation, bible babies trying
to get started reading the Word, non-christians curious to know what all the hype is about
so
who? EVERYBODY
and ANYBODY
what
version? the NEW
LIVING TRANSLATION
for simplicity sake but feel free to pick the version you are most
comfortable with
excited?
OF
COURSE!!!!
Proverbs 1
The Purpose of Proverbs
1 These are the proverbs of Solomon, David’s son, king of Israel.
2 Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help them understand the insights of the wise.
3 Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives, to help them do what is right, just, and fair.
4 These proverbs will give insight to the simple, knowledge and discernment to the young.
5 Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. Let those with understanding receive guidance.
6 by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables, the words of the wise and their riddles.
7 Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
A Father’s Exhortation: Acquire Wisdom
8 My child, listen when your father corrects you. Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.
9 What you learn from them will crown you with grace and be a chain of honor around your neck.
10 My child, if sinners entice you, turn your back on them!
11 They may say, “Come and join us. Let’s hide and kill someone! Just for fun, let’s ambush the innocent!
12 Let’s swallow them alive, like the grave; let’s swallow them whole, like those who go down to the pit of death.
13 Think of the great things we’ll get! We’ll fill our houses with all the stuff we take.
14 Come, throw in your lot with us; we’ll all share the loot.”
15 My child, don’t go along with them! Stay far away from their paths.
16 They rush to commit evil deeds. They hurry to commit murder.
17 If a bird sees a trap being set, it knows to stay away.
18 But these people set an ambush for themselves; they are trying to get themselves killed.
19 Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money; it robs them of life.
Wisdom Shouts in the Streets
20 Wisdom shouts in the streets. She cries out in the public square.
21 She calls to the crowds along the main street, to those gathered in front of the city gate:
22 “How long, you simpletons, will you insist on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking? How long will you fools hate knowledge?
23 Come and listen to my counsel. I’ll share my heart with you and make you wise.
24 “I called you so often, but you wouldn't come. I reached out to you, but you paid no attention.
25 You ignored my advice and rejected the correction I offered.
26 So I will laugh when you are in trouble! I will mock you when disaster overtakes you
27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster engulfs you like a cyclone, and anguish and distress overwhelm you.
28 “When they cry for help, I will not answer. Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.
29 For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the Lord.
30 They rejected my advice and paid no attention when I corrected them.
31 Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way, choking on their own schemes.
32 For simpletons turn away from me—to death. Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.
33 But all who listen to me will live in peace, untroubled by fear of harm.”
I just read Proverbs 1 with my girlfriend all the way in London town via skype!
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