Instead you ought to say, If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that. The great American philosopher Yogi Berra once said, "Prediction is very bad, especially when it's about the future.". Proverbs answers these questions with a resounding "Yes!" if we follow the following principles: 1. They were glad when they heard this, and promised to give him money. Their father Jacob told them, "You're causing me to lose my children! How long will you lie there, O sluggard? The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. And Jesus set his face to go to Jerusalem because of the most loving plan ever devised. The lesson: For important decisions, seek a multitude of counsel (Proverbs 11:14 Proverbs 11:14Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.American King James Version) and ask God for discernment to know what is wise counsel and what is just bad advice. Jezebel led her Israelite husband Ahab into the worship of Baal rather than the true God. Lot lifted up his eyes and saw all the valley of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywherethis was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrahlike the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt as you go to Zoar. Are you not of more value than they? Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you. Ephesians 1:9-10 NIV, The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place.
Romans 8:28 NIV, He made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ. Psalm 33:11 NIV, Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding Proverbs 3:5 NIV, And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Proverbs 15:22 NIV, But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart throughout all generations. Matthew 6:25-27 NIV, Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers, they succeed. Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went off to the chief priests in order to betray Him to them. See what over 150,000 subscribers are already receiving each day.But he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who grew up with him and served him. This daily newsletter provides a starting point for personal study, and gives valuable insight into the verses that make up the Word of God. Sign up for the Berean: Daily Verse and Comment, and have Biblical truth delivered to your inbox. Let all things be done decently and in order.īut all things must be done properly and in an orderly manner.īut everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way.īut all things must occur properly and in an orderly manner.
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