The Wisdom of the Proverbs:
Proverbs 28:4 (NLT)
To reject the law is to praise the wicked; to obey the law is to fight them.
Proverbs 28:9 (NLT)
God detests the prayers of a person who ignores the law.
The Encouragement of the Psalms:
Psalm 119:27-28 (NLT)
Help me understand the meaning of your commandments, and I will meditate on your wonderful deeds.
I weep with sorrow; encourage me by your word.
The Hope of the Old Testament:
Psalm 119:27-32 (NLT)
Help me understand the meaning of your commandments, and I will meditate on your wonderful deeds.
I weep with sorrow; encourage me by your word.
Keep me from lying to myself; give me the privilege of knowing your instructions.
I have chosen to be faithful; I have determined to live by your regulations.
I cling to your laws. LORD, don't let me be put to shame!
I will pursue your commands, for you expand my understanding.
The Gospel Message:
1 Peter 1:3-4 (NLT)
All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation,
and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay.
Observation:
Are you a breaker or keeper of the law of God? When God speaks, do you listen and obey?
The Wisdom of the Proverbs verses tells us that the keeping of the law promotes righteousness, and enables God to answer our prayers.
Prayer:
Father God, as we read, listen, and meditate on Your Word today, we unite our hearts with the Psalmist in asking You to open the eyes of our hearts so that we might know Your will and do it.
Psalm 119:18 (NLT)
Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in your instructions.
Father, we have so much to be grateful for, so we offer up to You the sacrifice that is pleasing to Your eyes, the surrender of our whole life to You. We give the highest praise to God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Samuel 3:10 (NLT)
10 And the LORD came and called as before, "Samuel! Samuel!" And Samuel replied, "Speak, your servant is listening."
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