Getting Results
1 ¶ My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart
keep my commandments: 2 For length of days, and long life, and peace,
shall they add to thee. 3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind
them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: 4 So
shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. 5
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own
understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct
thy paths.
7 ¶ Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD,
and depart from evil. 8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to
thy bones. 9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the
firstfruits of all thine increase: 10 So shall thy barns be filled with
plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. Prov. 3:1-10 (KJV)
1-
Do
I want to live a long life filled with PEACE?
2-
Do
I want to have better HEALTH?
3-
Do
I want wealth – PLENTY?
4-
I
know what I want but how do I get there? (YBH?)
Wisdom from
Proverbs chapter three.
1-
Trust God with my HEART. (vv. 1-4)
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues
of life. Prov. 4:23 (KJV)
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with
all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the
first commandment. Mk 12:30 (KJV)
1.
Make God my
TRUE devotion, affection and passion. (Emotions)
2.
Keep the
God’s WORD from MY heart. (v. 1)
3.
Be MERCIFUL
from the heart. [God loves for us to be merciful]
4.
RESULT:
·
A
long life full of PEACE
·
FAVOR
with God and men.
2-
Trust God with my HEAD. (vv. 5-8)
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with
all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and
with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. Mk 12:30 (KJV)
1.
“Trust”
means to DEPEND on a person or thing.
2.
God wants
me to trust Him for DIRECTION.
3.
In contrast
I am not to “trust” in my “own understanding”. (vv.
5-7) [Discernment]
·
I
shouldn’t be “WISE” in my own eyes.
·
I
should “FEAR the Lord”.
·
I
should “DEPART from evil”.
·
I
should “Acknowledge the Lord in all my WAYS”.
4.
RESULT:
HEALTH. [Psychosomatic connection]
3-
Trust God with my HANDS. (vv. 9-10)
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with
all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with
all thy strength: this is the first commandment. Mk 12:30 (KJV)
1.
I should
“honor the Lord with my …INCREASE”.
2.
It should
be “the FIRSTFRUITS”.
·
Literally,
the BEST.
·
It
should be of “ALL… my increase”. [Income or gain]
3.
I can be a
PARTNER with God!
Bring ye all the tithes into the
storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith,
saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour
you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. 11
And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the
fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time
in the field, saith the LORD of hosts Mal. 3:10-11 (KJV)
4.
RESULT:
PLENTY.
Claim God’s word for a long peaceful life,
better health and plenty.
ACTIONS: Trust God with my Heart, my Head and my
Hands.
Copyright © 2006 Dr. C. David White
1851 River Bluff Rd. N. Jacksonville, FL 32211 mailto:openarms@openarmsbaptist.com
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