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Lost in Sin!
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We finally are finishing up Proverbs Chapter 30! *YEA!*
(Just kidding! It really HAS been a fantastic study! ! I hope that all of you have been as blessed to read it, as I was to be used by our Wonderful Lord to write & post it! yes )
We close with Verses 32-33:
" 32 "If you have played the fool and exalted yourself,
or if you have planned evil,
clap your hand over your mouth!
33 For as churning the milk produces butter,
and as twisting the nose produces blood,
so stirring up anger produces strife."
If you have played the fool and exalted yourself, or if you have planned evil, clap your hand over your mouth!I see in this verse God telling us to have second thoughts to the qualities of PRIDE, FOOLISHNESS & EVIL! We see the conseqenses of each-PRIDE- Proverbs 16:18-"Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall." , Foolishness without wisdom-Proverbs 10:23-"A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct, but a man of understanding delights in wisdom." , & EVIL-Hosea 7:2-"but they do not realize tthat I remember all their evil deeds. Their sins engulf them; they are always before me." All 3 of these qualities have the consequence that results in sin, which results in death-Romans 6:23-"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."
For as churning the milk produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife." Notice that these are all actions-churning, twisting, stirring. We know that words can condem us, but actions have just about the same consequenses, because they produce what we know as strife! A very good description of what strife does is found in Habakkuk 2:8-17-"Because you have plundered many nations, the peoples who are left will plunder you. For you have shed man's blood; you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them. 9 "Woe to him who builds his realm by unjust gain to set his nest on high, to escape the clutches of ruin! 10 You have plotted the ruin of many peoples, shaming your own house and forfeiting your life. 11 The stones of the wall will cry out, and the beams of the woodwork will echo it. 12 "Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by crime! 13 Has not the LORD Almighty determined that the people's labor is only fuel for the fire, that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing? 14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD , as the waters cover the sea. 15 "Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin till they are drunk, so that he can gaze on their naked bodies. 16 You will be filled with shame instead of glory. Now it is your turn! Drink and be exposed The cup from the LORD's right hand is coming around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory. Look at how the Lord rewards the resuts of strife!
We must ALWAYS be aware of what qualities, or actions we must avoid, because there are dire consequences. Strife can tear apart a church, city, country, & we must always be on the watch for that!
Let us pray.
"Heavenly Father, Lord Jesus, & Holy Spirit, we praise You & You alone, three-in-one! We praise You & You alone that you have revealed so many important truths to us throughout this study! WE pray that these truths will be imprinted into our hearts, that we may truely understand how You want us to live, & what we should avoid at all costs! Lord Jesus, we turn to You & You alone, to guide us on this hard path that we tread! Help us, by the power of Your Holy Spirit, to walk the straight & narrow path that You have set before us! Help us to realize that even if we SHOULD fall, that You are ALWAYS there to pick us up again & again! We turn to You & You alone, Our Lord & our Savior! In Your name, & Your Name alone do we Pray! Amen! amen! "
Bill
(Just kidding! It really HAS been a fantastic study! ! I hope that all of you have been as blessed to read it, as I was to be used by our Wonderful Lord to write & post it! yes )
We close with Verses 32-33:
" 32 "If you have played the fool and exalted yourself,
or if you have planned evil,
clap your hand over your mouth!
33 For as churning the milk produces butter,
and as twisting the nose produces blood,
so stirring up anger produces strife."
If you have played the fool and exalted yourself, or if you have planned evil, clap your hand over your mouth!I see in this verse God telling us to have second thoughts to the qualities of PRIDE, FOOLISHNESS & EVIL! We see the conseqenses of each-PRIDE- Proverbs 16:18-"Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall." , Foolishness without wisdom-Proverbs 10:23-"A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct, but a man of understanding delights in wisdom." , & EVIL-Hosea 7:2-"but they do not realize tthat I remember all their evil deeds. Their sins engulf them; they are always before me." All 3 of these qualities have the consequence that results in sin, which results in death-Romans 6:23-"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."
For as churning the milk produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife." Notice that these are all actions-churning, twisting, stirring. We know that words can condem us, but actions have just about the same consequenses, because they produce what we know as strife! A very good description of what strife does is found in Habakkuk 2:8-17-"Because you have plundered many nations, the peoples who are left will plunder you. For you have shed man's blood; you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them. 9 "Woe to him who builds his realm by unjust gain to set his nest on high, to escape the clutches of ruin! 10 You have plotted the ruin of many peoples, shaming your own house and forfeiting your life. 11 The stones of the wall will cry out, and the beams of the woodwork will echo it. 12 "Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by crime! 13 Has not the LORD Almighty determined that the people's labor is only fuel for the fire, that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing? 14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD , as the waters cover the sea. 15 "Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin till they are drunk, so that he can gaze on their naked bodies. 16 You will be filled with shame instead of glory. Now it is your turn! Drink and be exposed The cup from the LORD's right hand is coming around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory. Look at how the Lord rewards the resuts of strife!
We must ALWAYS be aware of what qualities, or actions we must avoid, because there are dire consequences. Strife can tear apart a church, city, country, & we must always be on the watch for that!
Let us pray.
"Heavenly Father, Lord Jesus, & Holy Spirit, we praise You & You alone, three-in-one! We praise You & You alone that you have revealed so many important truths to us throughout this study! WE pray that these truths will be imprinted into our hearts, that we may truely understand how You want us to live, & what we should avoid at all costs! Lord Jesus, we turn to You & You alone, to guide us on this hard path that we tread! Help us, by the power of Your Holy Spirit, to walk the straight & narrow path that You have set before us! Help us to realize that even if we SHOULD fall, that You are ALWAYS there to pick us up again & again! We turn to You & You alone, Our Lord & our Savior! In Your name, & Your Name alone do we Pray! Amen! amen! "
Bill