Hold him to the engagement

 

 

 

 

 

                                            Proverbs 3

1    My son, do not forget my teaching,
                                                                                                   

    but keep my commands in your heart,
² for they will prolong your life many years
    and bring you peace and prosperity.

³ Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
    bind them around your neck,
    write them on the tablet of your heart.
⁴ Then you will win favor and a good name
    in the sight of God and man.

⁵ Trust in the Lord with all your heart
    and lean not on your own understanding;
⁶ in all your ways submit to him,
    and he will make your paths straight.

⁷ Do not be wise in your own eyes;
    fear the Lord and shun evil.
⁸ This will bring health to your body
    and nourishment to your bones.

⁹ Honor the Lord with your wealth,
    with the first fruits of all your crops;
¹⁰ then your barns will be filled to overflowing,
    and your vats will brim over with new wine.

¹¹ My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline,
    and do not resent his rebuke,
¹² because the Lord disciplines those he loves,
    as a father the son he delights in.

¹³ Blessed are those who find wisdom,
    those who gain understanding,
¹⁴ for she is more profitable than silver
    and yields better returns than gold.
¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies;
    nothing you desire can compare with her.
¹⁶ Long life is in her right hand;
    in her left hand are riches and honor.
¹⁷ Her ways are pleasant ways,
    and all her paths are peace.
¹⁸ She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her;
    those who hold her fast will be blessed.

¹⁹ By wisdom the Lord laid the earth’s foundations,
    by understanding he set the heavens in place;
²⁰ by his knowledge the watery depths were divided,
    and the clouds let drop the dew.

²¹ My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight,
    preserve sound judgment and discretion;
²² they will be life for you,
    an ornament to grace your neck.
²³ Then you will go on your way in safety,
    and your foot will not stumble.
²⁴ When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
    when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
²⁵ Have no fear of sudden disaster
    or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
²⁶ for the Lord will be at your side
    and will keep your foot from being snared.

²⁷ Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
    when it is in your power to act.
²⁸ Do not say to your neighbor,
    “Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”—
    when you already have it with you.
²⁹ Do not plot harm against your neighbor,
    who lives trustfully near you.
³⁰ Do not accuse anyone for no reason—
    when they have done you no harm.

³¹ Do not envy the violent
    or choose any of their ways.

³² For the Lord detests the perverse
    but takes the upright into his confidence.
³³ The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked,
    but he blesses the home of the righteous.
³⁴ He mocks proud mockers
    but shows favor to the humble and oppressed.
³⁵ The wise inherit honor,
    but fools get only shame .

Cross references:

1. Proverbs 3:1 : S Pr 1:8
2. Proverbs 3:1 : S Ps 44:17
3. Proverbs 3:2 : S Dt 11:21
4. Proverbs 3:2 : S Dt 5:16; S 30:15, 16; S 1Ki 3:13, 14; Pr 9:6, 10-11
5. Proverbs 3:3 : S Ps 85:10
6. Proverbs 3:3 : S Ex 13:9; S Dt 6:6; Pr 6:21; 7:3; S 2Co 3:3
7. Proverbs 3:4 : S 1Sa 2:26; Lk 2:52
8. Proverbs 3:5 : S Ps 4:5
9. Proverbs 3:6 : S Job 33:11; S Isa 30:11
10. Proverbs 3:6 : Ps 5:8; Pr 16:3; Isa 40:3; Jer 42:3
11. Proverbs 3:7 : Pr 26:5, 12; Isa 5:21
12. Proverbs 3:7 : Ps 111:10
13. Proverbs 3:7 : S Ex 20:20; S Dt 4:6; S Job 1:1
14. Proverbs 3:8 : S Ps 38:3; Pr 4:22
15. Proverbs 3:8 : Job 21:24
16. Proverbs 3:9 : S Ex 22:29; Dt 26:1-15
17. Proverbs 3:10 : Ps 144:13
18. Proverbs 3:10 : S Job 22:21; Joel 2:24; Mal 3:10-12
19. Proverbs 3:11 : Pr 1:8-9
20. Proverbs 3:11 : S Job 5:17
21. Proverbs 3:12 : Pr 13:24; Rev 3:19
22. Proverbs 3:12 : S Dt 8:5; S Job 5:17; Heb 12:5-6*
23. Proverbs 3:14 : S Job 28:15; Pr 8:19; 16:16
24. Proverbs 3:15 : S Job 28:18
25. Proverbs 3:15 : S Job 28:17-19
26. Proverbs 3:16 : S Ge 15:15
27. Proverbs 3:16 : S 1Ki 3:13, 14
28. Proverbs 3:17 : Mt 11:28-30
29. Proverbs 3:18 : S Ge 2:9; S Pr 10:11; S Rev 2:7
30. Proverbs 3:18 : S Pr 2:12; 4:3-9, 8; 8:17-21
31. Proverbs 3:19 : S Ge 1:31; Ps 136:5-9
32. Proverbs 3:19 : S Job 28:25-27
33. Proverbs 3:19 : Pr 8:27-29
34. Proverbs 3:21 : Pr 1:8-9; 6:20
35. Proverbs 3:21 : Pr 4:20-22
36. Proverbs 3:22 : S Dt 30:20; Pr 4:13
37. Proverbs 3:22 : S Pr 1:8-9
38. Proverbs 3:23 : S Pr 1:33
39. Proverbs 3:23 : S Ps 37:24; S 119:11; Pr 4:12
40. Proverbs 3:24 : S Lev 26:6
41. Proverbs 3:24 : Ps 91:5; 112:8
42. Proverbs 3:24 : S Job 11:18; Jer 31:26
43. Proverbs 3:26 : S 2Ki 18:5; S Job 4:6
44. Proverbs 3:26 : S 1Sa 2:9
45. Proverbs 3:26 : S Job 5:19
46. Proverbs 3:28 : Lev 19:13; Dt 24:15; Lk 10:25-37
47. Proverbs 3:29 : Zec 8:17
48. Proverbs 3:31 : S Ps 37:1; Pr 24:1-2
49. Proverbs 3:32 : S Ps 101:4
50. Proverbs 3:32 : S Job 29:4
51. Proverbs 3:33 : S Job 5:3
52. Proverbs 3:33 : Zec 5:4
53. Proverbs 3:33 : Ps 37:22; Pr 14:11
54. Proverbs 3:34 : S 2Ki 19:21
55. Proverbs 3:34 : S Ps 40:4
56. Proverbs 3:34 : S Ps 18:25-27; S Mt 23:12; Jas 4:6*; 1Pe 5:5*

 

God wants to give you as much as you can handle so that you can marvel at his works.

 

Have you ever felt like your walking alone ?

 

Do you have self-hatred and frustration ?

 

Do you know that you have Value ?

 

God wants to prosper you making you valuable to his word and his kingdom .

 

Do you feel as if your activities are useless and to no avail ?  Have you a trail of broken dreams and desires behind you ?

Let me tell you that you belong and that Christ wants you to find your Identity in Him .

 

We are all broken, leaving behind us strings of broken cords, Every single life is a response to his Grace, even in that broken state, " Repent " He loves you.

 

Proverbs 3 is a Good place to find refuge if your struggling with any area of your life.

 

HOLD HIM TO THE ENGAGEMENT !

 

He desires your full commitment !

 

 

                  

 

He is not a God of Later- But a God of the Here and NOW !

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOD IS A POWERFUL AND FAITHFUL GOD .

 He has a sound and truthful teaching that can be applied to daily life , walking and talking with him.

Listen to his voice and you will slow down that fast paced, struggle that was not yours to struggle with in the first place. The battle is already won. You are the Victor because he died for you .

 

 

His spirit Flows Through you, Learn his character and the only way to learn his character is to be still and silent, no distraction, no noise, Just you and Him, speak to Him, ask him to show himself to you?

Those who seek shall find and those who find shall prosper !

 

Matthew 6:20

New International Version (NIV)

²⁰ But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

 

The rat race that we all run is nothing more than a distraction, and a way to keep us from his calling. YOU were called for more, You are unique and have something to offer .

YOU ARE NOT WORTHLESS

YOU ARE NOT EMPTY

YOU ARE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT FLOWING THROUGH YOU

engrave it on your heart.

 

We are a society whose identity is lost and found in the world. Transformation is a hard task to achieve but with GOD it is possible. Are you caught ? Caught in the snare and the trap, the lie and the constant current of life, The way out is simple, Pray, then act like you prayed.  Be willing to change and follow simple direction.  JESUS teaches in parables and pictures, mysterious ways and wonders and signs. NEVER think that something is not of him when everything points to it.

 

The people you have in your life RIGHT NOW, Those are the gifts and the people GOD is USING to restore you , to teach you, to enhance your kingdom work, DON"T SHUN the people he has given you.

 

Do not fall in love with things, However do Fall deeply in love with God, His Son, and the people you have today in your life.

 

They are your ministry .

 

GOD ATTRIBUTES VALUE TO YOU

 

When others see you, show them the " VALUE IN CHRIST JESUS "

Finish what you start, be faithful and be of good charity.

 

Help others, help the helpless.

 

Love the unlovable and show them the way..

 

My Prayer is that in reading this you have been touched, knowing that your identity is not in the world and its things, but in HIM and his grace. Your life is a response to his Grace.

 

How to you wear the Robe of Grace..

 

 

Written by Pamela Joy Benigno

10/10/2013

Be blessed.