August 2020

August 19, 2020 – The Master Planner

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The Master Planner

AUGUST 19, 2020


DAILY PROVERBS:

Proverbs 20:23-26 Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good. Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way? It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry. A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

    Some people think they have their entire life planned out. They know what classes to take in school to secure a certain occupation. They have thought out what they will need to do to climb the ladder of success. Do not get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with planning. If we do not plan ahead, financial emergencies could overtake us. If we did not plan with insurances and savings, natural emergencies like storms or illness could devastate not only us, but in some cases, those we leave behind to pick up the tab. 

    Nevertheless, we need always bear in mind; God is the only one who truly knows for sure what tomorrow will bring. In His infinite wisdom He knows what the outcome of our lives will be, and the lives of all those around us. Even so, while knowing all that will come, He still allows us to make choices that will affect that outcome. How does He do it? Well if I could answer that, I could explain God. He would not be much of a God if you or I could explain all about Him now would He.

    An old writer quaintly said: “They who will carve for themselves shall cut their fingers.” Life is a delicate balancing act of choices. Occasionally we mess up.

    One choice that should not be hard to make is this. If God is the only one who truly knows all about my life, then why not give my life to Him. He would use it a lot better than I would.


THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

    If you love something, you take care of it. If it is a pet, you do your best to feed it, love it, and wash it, etc. However, you still must let it run and play to be healthy. God loves you. He feeds you, loves you, and washed away your sin. Nevertheless, He still lets you run and play. Next time you are out running around being free, take some time to run back to Him and thank Him for His love and provision.

GOD TALKING TO ME:  AUGUST 19, 2020

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH DAILY PROVERBS
  Jeremiah 45 – 49      /   Proverbs 20:23-26

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
  Psa. 86-89           /      Rom. 14

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August 18, 2020 – Listening To The Home Team

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Listening To The Home Team

AUGUST 18, 2020


DAILY PROVERBS:

Proverbs 20:20-22 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed. Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

  Have you ever thought, “My parents are nuts!” You may think I’m talking to teens here, but truth be known, several of us so-called adults have heard our parents say something and thought, “They just don’t understand.” So, we go about doing things our own way only to find out, they knew more than we gave them credit for.

    Our verses today go even farther than the occasional choice of doing things our way. It steps over into disobedience and even hatred toward parents.

    In the Old Testament, children were stoned for cursing their father. Some people may feel today, since stoning no longer takes place, they can live anyway they want to with no punishment. Do you remember what the bible said about Adam and Eve? They thought they could get away with disobeying God and doing as they pleased too. God said you would surely die. Guess what, they did! They died both physically and spiritually. When God lays down a law, we ought to listen.

    One piece of advice my parents shared with me was, “Work hard, keep your nose clean, and you can go places in life.” I did not really understand what a clean nose had to do with anything, but I remembered the work hard part. People try to get rich in so many ways such as casinos, lottery, gambling, and so on. Nevertheless, when someone wins… many others must lose. Today’s verses talk about “Inheritance gotten hastily.” Which simply means received by unfair practice, or not naturally. God does not bless the demise of another. Gambling leads to idleness, pride, and laziness. Therefore, if you gamble, how many people might you ruin by disobeying God? For me to gamble I would disobey my earthly, and heavenly father.

     
THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

    God gave you a team of experts on how to live life. If you have godly parents, seek their wisdom if you still can. Even unsaved parents have some wisdom on the knocks of life. Honor your parents, if for no other reason than, GOD SAID SO!

GOD TALKING TO ME:  AUGUST 18, 2020

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH DAILY PROVERBS
  Jeremiah 39-44      /   Proverbs 20:20-22

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
  Psa. 80-85           /      Rom. 13

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Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12

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August 17, 2020 – Secrets Are To Be Secret

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Secrets Are To Be Secret

AUGUST 17, 2020


DAILY PROVERBS:

Proverbs 20:16-19 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war. He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

    Sometimes it seems awfully hard not to tell someone’s secrets. It’s as if you just cannot wait to tell what you know. However, as a Christian, after you do you wonder if that really was a wise choice. Did my sharing do any good for anyone?

    Did sharing do any good for the person I was just talking about, or did it just help tear them down further, when they might be going through a rough enough time as it is.

    Did it do any good for the person I told this to, or did it just set them up with information that will start gossip spinning. Quite possibly they will share part of what I said wrong, and the story will end up being something that never happened.

    Finally, did it really do any good for me? Did it make me seem trustworthy in the eyes of the person I was telling? Will they confide in me when they have a problem of their own, or will they view me as a busy body that cannot be trusted with any of their own valuable information?

    A person, who goes around as a talebearer, usually gets only the surface truths, and never hears the deeper truths, for which they could pray or counsel another on. We must also remember; we may have heard a lie to begin with. It may have been a tale of deceit being planted from someone’s evil heart. We need to learn to keep the stories we hear about one another close to our heart, and not our lips.


THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

    The good news is, if you feel like you cannot hold it in any longer and just have to tell someone, there is someone who can make a difference and is waiting for you to talk with Him. God. He already knows what really happened, He knows the heart of the people who are involved, and He alone knows how to make a real difference. Take it to Him, and Him alone.

GOD TALKING TO ME:  AUGUST 17, 2020

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH DAILY PROVERBS
  Jeremiah 34-38      /   Proverbs 20:16-19

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
  Psa. 78-791            /      Rom. 12

 

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Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12

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August 15 & 16, 2020 – Weekend Review

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Weekend Review

August 15 & 16, 2020


Proverbs 20:7

The just man walketh
in his integrity:
his children are blessed
after him.  

Work Week Devotions
Through the Book of Proverbs

      As you know by now, with WORK WEEK DEVOTIONS, we only publish our Devotional Thoughts on Monday – Friday. On Saturday we suggest you re-read the entire chapter we have been studying this past week, and if we will be going into the following chapter the next week, we encourage you to read that chapter as well.       

There are never Devotions on Sunday. 

Thank you for joining us as we
journey together
Through Proverbs in 2020.

 

WEEK 32 – Day 6

     On Saturday, we suggest you re-read the Proverb we have written from this past week and the week to come.

Proverbs 19-20

WEEK 32 – Day 7

     Today we suggest you read and study whatever the Lord has laid on your Pastor’s heart. Whatever Scripture he uses for today’s messages were given to him by God for your specific needs.

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH DAILY PROVERBS

August 17, 2020    Jeremiah 34 –    38    Proverbs 20:16 – 19
August 18, 2020    Jeremiah 39 –    44    Proverbs 20:20 – 22
August 19, 2020    Jeremiah 45 –    49    Proverbs 20:23 – 26
August 20, 2020    Jeremiah 50 –    52    Proverbs 20:27 – 30
August 21, 2020    Lamentations 1 – 5    Proverbs 21:1 – 3
August 22, 2020    Proverbs 20 – 21               
August 23, 2020      No Passages Assigned
 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY

August 17, 2020     Psa. 78-79          Rom. 12
August 18, 2020     Psa. 80-85          Rom. 13
August 19, 2020     Psa. 86-89          Rom. 14
August 20, 2020     Psa. 90-96          Rom. 15
August 21, 2020     Psa. 97-102        Rom. 16
August 22, 2020     Psa. 103-105      1 Co. 1
August 23, 2020      No Passages Assigned    

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY

August 15, 2020      Psa. 73-77       Rom. 11
August 16, 2020      No Passages Assigned

 

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       “Getting people into the Word of God…

                               … and the Word of God into people.”

Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12

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August 14, 2020 – Deadbeats And Deceivers

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Deadbeats And Deceivers

AUGUST 14, 2020


DAILY PROVERBS:

Proverbs 20:13-15 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

    Love not sleep, and love not deceit. There are two groups of people spoken of in Prov. 20:13-15, both whom we should avoid. Yet the deadbeat and devious person are not the same.

    The Deadbeat is just looking for another place to flop. They are lazy and all they care about is having no responsibilities. Give them a little time and they’ll do nothing constructive with it.

    A devious person is really just the opposite. They would much rather cause some sort of trouble than sleep. My dad use to say this kind of person would rather cause trouble than eat, and it’s true. You may know someone like this. It seems if there is trouble around, you will always find them there, or heading there. They know the latest gossip, and usually make up what they don’t know. It’s the last person in the world to whom you would tell a secret. They are the person who always seems to try to fool people. The one which, when you catch them in a lie, they just laugh and say something like, “Oh, I was just kidding.”

    While the deadbeat is never busy at anything and someone to avoid, the devious person is always busy at the wrong things and should also be avoided.

    There is a third group of people alluded to here as well. They are those people who understand that the wisdom and knowledge obtained from God are more valuable than anything this world can offer. We need to be as they are. We should be up and busy, allowing God to pour wisdom into our lives. All the while encouraging the deadbeats and devious folks to come and get to know Christ.


THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

    It may look like fun on the other side of what’s right. You see a happy-go-lucky person who may seem to be having all the fun. However, the end is always destruction. They destroy themselves, and often many who follow them. In the end they find themselves alone and lonely. Choose right, Choose Christ.

GOD TALKING TO ME:  AUGUST 14, 2020

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH DAILY PROVERBS
  Jeremiah 31-33     /   Proverbs 20:13-15

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
  Psa. 69-72           /      Rom. 10

 

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       “Getting people into the Word of God…
                               … and the Word of God into people.”

Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12

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