Proverbs 31: A Godly Woman

I want you to take a moment and think about the woman described in this passage.

Women, does this in any way, shape, or form describe you? If it doesn’t, this should be a model to you. Stop emulating the people that might be cool, stylish, or attractive. Instead emulate this woman who is a hardworking woman, who made a great wife for this man. She is of extreme value to him and to the kingdom of God

Men, does this describe the girl you're looking for in the future when the time comes? If not, then you need to reevaluate what you are looking for. You might be looking for a girl that is stylish or pretty, but if she is not morally upright and hard working, is that the type of girl you want to spend your life with? Or are you looking to just have fun at the expense of a broken heart? Test yourselves men, and save yourself for a woman like the one described in this passage.

Proverbs 30: Gods Words are True Words

I lie sometimes. In fact I am a liar. As are all humans. Even the greatest human who has ever lived is a liar. The only person who has ever lived that is not a liar is Jesus. Why? Because Jesus was perfect because he was God. The rest of us are liars. That is kinda depressing isn’t it? You know that you are a liar, but we forget that everyone else is. Of course we should strive for honesty. Everyone might let you down, but God will never let you down. If He says it, He is going to do it. We say something, and we might not do it for many reasons. Maybe we wanted to do it but couldn’t. Is their anything God cannot do? Nope. Read verse 5 “Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.”
WOW! We can depend on God. He means what he says, and he has the power to follow through. He is our shelter, he is our refugee.

Proverbs 29: Where Does Justice Come From

We all know people who have gotten away with wrong doing. It seems like the government is powerless to stop certain people from doing wrong things. This is a very sad state of affairs, but the truth is that the government cannot doing everything and cannot stop every crime. But there is One who sees, and One who knows and One who judges. Verse 26 says “Many seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that man gets justice” We can know that with God justice will be served. We also know that God is gracious and has forgiven all of those who call upon His name. Maybe we should extend the same grace to others?

Proverbs 28: Running Away When No One Is Chasing

I remember one year during spring break a group of friend and I went on a spring break trip. We went down to the Outerbanks (Duck if I remember correctly) and we spent a couple days their before we went north to Baltimore (went to a concert) and then headed further north to the suburbs of NYC. Well anyway we thought it would be cool if we got some fire works and set them off on the beach, which is not allowed in Duck. So we found a fireworks store that sold us a really large firework from a back room. It was supposed to fire off 20 times. So we bought it. We went out to the beach late at night and we fire it off. The very moment the first one went off, we all started running. It shot up in the air probably about three stories, and made the beach look like daylight as each of the 20 shots went off. We were not being chased, but we ran anyway. The first verse in this chapter says “The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.”
When you are doing what is right, you do not need to hide it. When you are acting wickedly that is when you hide what you are doing. We were doing what was wrong, and ran from absolutely nothing. We could have been without fear if we had not been guilty of doing something wrong.

Proverbs 27: Listen to the Right People

There are certain people in your life that are going to help you going forward. They are going to help you to as you go forward in life. Their are other people who are in your life that are going to drag you down, and make it so that you can not progress forward in your Christian life. Verese 6 says “Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.” Your friends are going to tell you painful truths at times. They know when you are straying from the path, and when you are doing wrong things. They will tell you this. And you may get offended. These are faithful wounds though, they are wounds that you need. Your enemies, those who will drag you down, will tell you that everything is okay, and that you are not doing anything wrong. You need to determine, now, who is who, so that you can listen to your true friends and grow because of it.

Proverbs 26: Are You Really Just Joking?

How many times do we say things that we really mean and then say that we were just kidding? How many times have we been hurt by something someone said even though they said they were just joking? Verses 18-19 says “Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I am only joking!” If we trick other people in mean ways, and play vicious practical jokes on them but then claim we were just kidding, does that absolve us of our wrong doing? The answer is no. We should not be mean to each other even if we claim it is in jest. I am not saying that practical jokes are wrong, I am merely sayin that we need to be careful and make sure that we do not take it to far.

Proverbs 25: Seeking Your Own Glory

Have you ever eaten to much sweet things and gotten sick? I know I have. Even worse is when you eat to many sour candy’s and your mouth and tongue are raw and read and hurt for days. Yeah, I used to have a self control issue when it came to sour candy (yeah...used to...). It is true if we eat to much of something it can often times make us sick. Well Solomon uses this as an illustration for people who are seeking their own glory. Verse 27 says “It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.” We get sick if we eat to much honey, we also get sick in a different way if we are seeking our own glory. We get spiritually sick. We were designed to seek glory for God, not glory for ourselves.