Greetings
"Suddenly...he follows her as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as one in fetters is the discipline of a fool." (Pro-Verbs 7:22)
SUDDENLY...implies...something happened in the twinkle of the eye...BUT...what led up to the SUDDEN SLAUGHTER...was anything but SUDDEN. Notice that the sudden slaughter...is part of DISCIPLINE of a fool. In I Timothy we are called to..."DISCIPLINE yourself...for the PURPOSE OF GODLINESS." (I Timothy 4:7) Better you discipline yourself...(control yourself) versus being left to the discipline of the cause and effect of your sin.
You can see the progression that led up to the SUDDEN moment.
PRO-VERB 7 starts of with instructions on how to KEEP you from the ADULTERESS and from the FOREIGNER who FLATTERS you with her WORD.
Once again..the son is encouraged to (1) keep my words (2) treasure my commandments within you and live (3) keep my teaching as the apple of your eye (4) bind them [words, commandments, teaching] on you fingers (5) Write them [words, commandments, teachings] on the tablet of your heart. With these things you will have wisdom as your sister and understanding as your intimate friend.
NOTE: Your relationship with the WORD...will keep you from SUDDEN SLAUGHTER brought about by the FLATTERING WORDS of the adulteress and foreigner.
The Pro-Verbist is looking our from the window of his house...through the lattice and he saw...a naive...young man...among the youths...who was LACKING SENSE (apparently not doing THE WORD).
THE PROGRESSION TO SUDDEN SLAUGHTER
1. Passing through the street NEAR her corner
He is not WITH her...just NEAR her. Her corner...is like her office. It is where she does her business. It is like getting near the edge of the river bank...just to see how close you can get before you slip into the river.
2. And he takes THE WAY to her house
Another Pro-Verbs speaks of THE WAY..."There is A WAY which seems right to a man...but it's END is the WAY OF DEATH." (Pro-Verbs 14:12; Pro-Verbs 6:25)
So...Close Encounter of the 1st kind is NEAR her corner...close encounter of the 2nd kind is THE WAY to her house. Notice he goes (1) in the twilight (2) in the evening (3) in the middle of the night (4) in the darkness.
3. And BEHOLD...a woman COMES to MEET him
Now...Close Encounter of the 3rd kind. His passing near her corner, on the way to her house... shows her the he is interested...so she COMES to MEET him.
NOTE: She is (1) dressed as a harlot (2) cunning of heart (3) boisterous (4) rebellious (5) her feet do not remain at home. This is what attracts him.
4. She is NOW (1) in the streets (2) now in the squares (3) lurks by every corner.
She is AVAILABLE. It's like going to Amsterdam...and walking through the Red Light District... where the hookers/prostitutes are in windows...advertising their goods...or bads. Find one you like...go in...pay your money...close the curtain...and SUDDEN SLAUGHTER...all legal.
5. So she SEIZES him...and KISSES him
Close Encounter of the 4th kind. He has now gone from being on the street...near her corner to...being SEIZED and KISSED.
6. And with a brazen face, she SAYS TO HIM.
Not only does she have his body grasped...and has his lips...she now has his EARS. She is talking to him. Faith comes by hearing...and so does doubt and unbelief. It all hinges on who you are listening to...THE WORD...or her words.
7. THE ADULTERESS/FOREIGNER'S FLATTERING WORDS
(a) I was due to offer peace offerings (b) Today I have paid my vows NOTE: Hmmmm... she is religious...making offerings and vows. (c) I have come out to meet you to seek your presence earnestly (d) I have found you (e) I have spread my couch with coverings and colored linens of Egypt (f) I have sprinkled my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
NOTE: She is enticing him even more...since he appears to be interested in her...with kisses, flattery, sensuality and with reassurances.
8. Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning...let us delight ourselves with caresses
The INVITATION is made. At this point...the young man can STILL avoid SUDDEN SLAUGHTER. He has a CHOICE to make.
9. For my husband is NOT AT HOME...He has gone on a long journey...he has taken a bag of money with him...at the full moon he will come home.
She now...reassures him of the safety of NOT BEING CAUGHT by her husband.
10. With her here MANY PERSUASIONS she ENTICES him; with her FLATTERING LIPS she SEDUCES HIM.
Persuasions, enticements, seductions...aka TEMPTATIONS. Remember that temptation is not designed to pull you into something (although that may be part of the process)...as much as it is designed to PULL YOU AWAY FROM WHO YOUR REALLY ARE...DIVERT YOUR ATTENTION AWAY FROM YOUR PURPOSE...YOUR DESTINY.
11. SUDDENLY...he FOLLOWS her...as an ox goes to the SLAUGHTER...or as one in FETTERS to the DISCIPLINE of a fool.
Well...as we have seen...this SLAUGHTER...was not so SUDDEN. It was a progressive letting down of the guard.
12. Until an arrow pierces through his liver...as a bird hastens to the snare...SO he DOES NOT KNOW that it will COST HIM HIS LIFE.
If you do not have your eyes opened by the WORD...and you are not walking in wisdom and understanding...you will not see the destruction coming upon you...before it is to late.
THE COST: Your life.
13. The end of this Pro-Verb...ends like it started..with encouragement to listen to WORDS.
Now therefore, my son...(1) listen to me (2) pay attention to the words of my mouth (3) do not let/allow YOUR heart turn aside to her ways (4) do not stray into her paths
14. CAUSE AND EFFECT
Here is the cause and effect of not listening to the Father's words, commandments, and teachings.
(a) For MANY are the victims she has CAST DOWN (b) and NUMEROUS are all her slain (c) her house is the WAY TO SHEOL (d) descending to the CHAMBERS OF DEATH.
"No TEMPTATION has overtaken you...but such as is COMMON to man...and GOD IS FAITHFUL...who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able...but WITH THE TEMPTATION...will provide THE WAY OF ESCAPE also...so that you will be able to ENDURE IT." (I Corinthians 10:13)
The WAY OF ESCAPE...is found in verse 14..."Therefore, my beloved...FLEE FROM IDOLATRY." (I Corinthians 10:14)
FINAL THOUGHTS...FINALLY
If the young man had listened to the Father...he would have ran away from the STREET NEAR HER CORNER...instead of progressively getting close and closer. For those thinking it could NEVER happen to them...take this warning from I Corinthians 10:12, "Therefore...let him who thinks he stands...take heed that he does not fall."
Love and Word Treasured Kisses
Rodney "Fleeing" Boyd
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
PRO-VERBS 6:6-11 Ant Theology
Greetings and Salutations O Ye Non-Sluggards,
"Go to the ant O sluggard...observe her ways and be wise...which having no chief, officer or ruler, PREPARES her food in the summer...GATHERS her PROVISION in the HARVEST. How long will you LIE DOWN, O sluggard? When will you ARISE from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest--your POVERTY will come in like a VAGABOND and your need like an ARMED MAN." (Pro-Verbs 5:6-11)
When you are faced with a vagabond with his hand reaching out for your money...or you are faced with an armed man...robbing you of your goods...leaving you impoverished...remember... you invited them in to take your stuff. This curse called poverty...can be avoided in our lives. I am not talking about whether you are rich or poor. You can be rich or poor and be blessed...but there is a big difference in POVERTY coming in and dominating your life. Poverty is a curse and we fall into the curse mentality...and perpertrate the poverty by LAZINESS. We give up... we don't resist...we just accept our lot in life. It becomes a self-fulling prophecy in our lives.
Like Bruce Cockburn says in his song...Lovers In A Dangerous Time..."you gotta kick at the darkness until it bleeds daylight." (Lovers In A Dangerous Time).
The Pro-Verbist Father tells his son...one way to kick at the darkness of poverty..until it bleeds daylight...is to CONSIDER THE ANT.
Arising from sleep, preparation, gathering, harvest and provision are all part of telling the vagabond and armed man to get out of your life. Then when you have your provision..you can provide for others. Laziness...negates...provision. I have never seen a lazy ant...or for that matter...I've never seen an ant taking a break or sleeping (I'm sure they must...just never seen it).
Don't wait around for someone to tell you to get up...arise...prepare...gather...harvest..and become part of the soulution instead a part of the Poverty Problem.
Love and Ants In The Pants Kisses
Rodney "WAKE UP" Boyd
"Go to the ant O sluggard...observe her ways and be wise...which having no chief, officer or ruler, PREPARES her food in the summer...GATHERS her PROVISION in the HARVEST. How long will you LIE DOWN, O sluggard? When will you ARISE from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest--your POVERTY will come in like a VAGABOND and your need like an ARMED MAN." (Pro-Verbs 5:6-11)
When you are faced with a vagabond with his hand reaching out for your money...or you are faced with an armed man...robbing you of your goods...leaving you impoverished...remember... you invited them in to take your stuff. This curse called poverty...can be avoided in our lives. I am not talking about whether you are rich or poor. You can be rich or poor and be blessed...but there is a big difference in POVERTY coming in and dominating your life. Poverty is a curse and we fall into the curse mentality...and perpertrate the poverty by LAZINESS. We give up... we don't resist...we just accept our lot in life. It becomes a self-fulling prophecy in our lives.
Like Bruce Cockburn says in his song...Lovers In A Dangerous Time..."you gotta kick at the darkness until it bleeds daylight." (Lovers In A Dangerous Time).
The Pro-Verbist Father tells his son...one way to kick at the darkness of poverty..until it bleeds daylight...is to CONSIDER THE ANT.
Arising from sleep, preparation, gathering, harvest and provision are all part of telling the vagabond and armed man to get out of your life. Then when you have your provision..you can provide for others. Laziness...negates...provision. I have never seen a lazy ant...or for that matter...I've never seen an ant taking a break or sleeping (I'm sure they must...just never seen it).
Don't wait around for someone to tell you to get up...arise...prepare...gather...harvest..and become part of the soulution instead a part of the Poverty Problem.
Love and Ants In The Pants Kisses
Rodney "WAKE UP" Boyd
Sunday, June 5, 2011
PRO-VERBS 5:15-20 Water Works
Greetings Pro-Verbists...
"Drink water from your OWN cistern, and running water from your OWN well. Should your fountains be dispersed abroad, streams of water in the streets? Let them (cistern, wells, fountains, and streams/channels) be only your OWN. And not for the strangers with you. Let/allow your fountain be blessed, and rejoice with THE WIFE OF YOUR YOUTH. As a loving deer and a graceful doe. Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; and always be intoxicated with her love. For why should you, my son, be intoxicated/enraptured by an IMMORAL WOMAN and be embraced in the arms of a SEDUCTRESS?" (Pro-Verbs 5:15-20)
One of the themes that runs throughout the Pro-Verbs...is the Father's warning to the son about the immoral woman...one who tempts...pulls the son away from who he really is. If you are not on your guard...there are many things in this world...that can distract and entrap you.
Cisterns, wells, fountains, and streams represents the son's personal vitality. It must be contained and not given out to others (immoral and seducing women).
The Rolling Stones lamented..."I can't get no satisfaction." The Pro-verbists points to the satisfaction of the son's ONE wife verses that of an immoral woman or seductress. Of course... the correlation for us is...our relationship with the Lord. Why should we be intoxicated and enraptured by anyone...anything else other than our Lord.
Don't let the waters of your life...out to others and pollute your relationship with the Lord.
Love and WaterWork Kisses
Rodney "Guarded Water" Boyd
"Drink water from your OWN cistern, and running water from your OWN well. Should your fountains be dispersed abroad, streams of water in the streets? Let them (cistern, wells, fountains, and streams/channels) be only your OWN. And not for the strangers with you. Let/allow your fountain be blessed, and rejoice with THE WIFE OF YOUR YOUTH. As a loving deer and a graceful doe. Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; and always be intoxicated with her love. For why should you, my son, be intoxicated/enraptured by an IMMORAL WOMAN and be embraced in the arms of a SEDUCTRESS?" (Pro-Verbs 5:15-20)
One of the themes that runs throughout the Pro-Verbs...is the Father's warning to the son about the immoral woman...one who tempts...pulls the son away from who he really is. If you are not on your guard...there are many things in this world...that can distract and entrap you.
Cisterns, wells, fountains, and streams represents the son's personal vitality. It must be contained and not given out to others (immoral and seducing women).
The Rolling Stones lamented..."I can't get no satisfaction." The Pro-verbists points to the satisfaction of the son's ONE wife verses that of an immoral woman or seductress. Of course... the correlation for us is...our relationship with the Lord. Why should we be intoxicated and enraptured by anyone...anything else other than our Lord.
Don't let the waters of your life...out to others and pollute your relationship with the Lord.
Love and WaterWork Kisses
Rodney "Guarded Water" Boyd
Saturday, June 4, 2011
PROVERBS 4:20-27 The Doctor Is In
Hello friends...
"My son, give attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings, do not let them depart from your eyes, keep them in the midst of your heart; for they are life to those who find them and health to all their flesh. keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life. Put away from you a deceitful mouth and put perverse lips far from you. Let you eyes look straight ahead, and you eyelids look right before you. Ponder the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established. Do not turn to the right or the left; remove your foot from evil." (Pro-verbs 4:20-27)
Well...we continue to see the Father give the son some sound...positive advice. Pro-Verbs is full of contrasts and cause and effect. There always seems to be...something for the son to do...or not do.
1. Give attention to my words
Words are expressed thoughts. Our heavenly Father has expressed his thoughts in the written Word...and The Word...aka Jesus. There are a lot of distractions in this world...that tries to get our eyes off of what God thinks about a matter...so we must GIVE the attention that the Word deserves.
2. Incline your ears to my sayings
Since "faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God (Romans 10:17)...the noisy distractions of the devil...again...tries to distract our attention. Inclining the ear reminds me of how you cup your hand around your ear to hear better when there is a lot of noise. Lean in and listen.
3. Do not let them (words and sayings) depart from your eyes
The old saying is "out of sight...out of mind." Reading the Word daily...writing them down on cards...posting the word in prominent place where you will see them really do help keep your focus.
4. Keep them in the midst of your heart
This speaks to me of memorizing scripture...storing God's word in the treasure chest of your heart. Psalm 119:9-11 states..."How can a young man keep his way pure (cleanse his way)...by keeping it according to Your Word. With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh let me not wander from Your commandments! Thy Word have I HID IN MY HEART...that I might not sin against You." Of course memorization includes, reading, looking, ruminating (muttering and contemplating), writing, etc. The heart...the core...the center...the spirit (little s) plus the renewed mind is invaluable in our Holy Prescription
5. For they (words, sayings) are (1) life to those who find them AND (2) health to all their flesh
Wow...what a connection to the spiritual and the physical. But really it should be no surprise... since Isaiah 53 speaks of what He bore on the cross...for our sin and sickness...and by His stripes we were healed.
6. Keep (value/protect) your heart with all diligence
Once you find this life and health...is not the time to let your Heart Guard dow. Keep your heart...and all the things in their...with all diligence. If you get lazy...the attack will take you by surprise.
7. For out of it (your kept heart) spring the issues of life.
The heart...the core...the center...the spirit (little s/human spirit) is where the rivers of living waters flow from...springs out of...and when you don't keep it...it blocks the flow. Out of the heart...the mouth speaks. What you have stored in their through a Word renewed mind...is what will be revealed when you are shaken.
8. Put away from you a deceitful/devious mouth and put perverse lips far from you.
The responsibility of the putting...is put...on you. We are to put away...and put from. The mouth and the lips...the revealers of the heart...have to be controlled...and as James says...no man can tame them...but...we can do...as we do the Word...with the help of the Holy Spirit.
9. Let/Allow your eyes look straight ahead...and your eyelids look right before you.
In Pro-Verbs 29:18 we see that "without a vision the people perish". "Where there is no vision...revelation...prophetic vision..the people perish...cast off restrained...are unrestrained...but happy is he who keeps the law." (Pro-Verbs 29:18) If we don't let/allow our eyes and eyelids (the Vision Gate) to keep focused and not distracted looking to the left, right, or even behind us (the good old days)...we will be without restraint...just running nilly willy here there and everywhere.
10. Ponder the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established.
You ways...the path that you walk...should not just be walked on automatic pilot. There must be an established thought process...based on the road map of the Word..
11.Do not turn to the right or the left...remove your foot from evil.
The cause and effect of Path Pondering...and Way Establishment...is you can see where evil is and avoid it...and once again...the choice to remove you foot...you way...your walk from evil is in your court.
FINAL THOUGHTS...FINALLY
Wow...that was a long one...but I sure need it. Hopefully you were blessed. If you are reading these...make a comment...let me know if you are out there. You can also go to the Ruminator Website...and check out other stuff at http://www.ruminators.net/
Love and Pondering Kisses
Rodney "Take Two of The Word and Call Me In The Morning" Boyd
"My son, give attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings, do not let them depart from your eyes, keep them in the midst of your heart; for they are life to those who find them and health to all their flesh. keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life. Put away from you a deceitful mouth and put perverse lips far from you. Let you eyes look straight ahead, and you eyelids look right before you. Ponder the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established. Do not turn to the right or the left; remove your foot from evil." (Pro-verbs 4:20-27)
Well...we continue to see the Father give the son some sound...positive advice. Pro-Verbs is full of contrasts and cause and effect. There always seems to be...something for the son to do...or not do.
1. Give attention to my words
Words are expressed thoughts. Our heavenly Father has expressed his thoughts in the written Word...and The Word...aka Jesus. There are a lot of distractions in this world...that tries to get our eyes off of what God thinks about a matter...so we must GIVE the attention that the Word deserves.
2. Incline your ears to my sayings
Since "faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God (Romans 10:17)...the noisy distractions of the devil...again...tries to distract our attention. Inclining the ear reminds me of how you cup your hand around your ear to hear better when there is a lot of noise. Lean in and listen.
3. Do not let them (words and sayings) depart from your eyes
The old saying is "out of sight...out of mind." Reading the Word daily...writing them down on cards...posting the word in prominent place where you will see them really do help keep your focus.
4. Keep them in the midst of your heart
This speaks to me of memorizing scripture...storing God's word in the treasure chest of your heart. Psalm 119:9-11 states..."How can a young man keep his way pure (cleanse his way)...by keeping it according to Your Word. With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh let me not wander from Your commandments! Thy Word have I HID IN MY HEART...that I might not sin against You." Of course memorization includes, reading, looking, ruminating (muttering and contemplating), writing, etc. The heart...the core...the center...the spirit (little s) plus the renewed mind is invaluable in our Holy Prescription
5. For they (words, sayings) are (1) life to those who find them AND (2) health to all their flesh
Wow...what a connection to the spiritual and the physical. But really it should be no surprise... since Isaiah 53 speaks of what He bore on the cross...for our sin and sickness...and by His stripes we were healed.
6. Keep (value/protect) your heart with all diligence
Once you find this life and health...is not the time to let your Heart Guard dow. Keep your heart...and all the things in their...with all diligence. If you get lazy...the attack will take you by surprise.
7. For out of it (your kept heart) spring the issues of life.
The heart...the core...the center...the spirit (little s/human spirit) is where the rivers of living waters flow from...springs out of...and when you don't keep it...it blocks the flow. Out of the heart...the mouth speaks. What you have stored in their through a Word renewed mind...is what will be revealed when you are shaken.
8. Put away from you a deceitful/devious mouth and put perverse lips far from you.
The responsibility of the putting...is put...on you. We are to put away...and put from. The mouth and the lips...the revealers of the heart...have to be controlled...and as James says...no man can tame them...but...we can do...as we do the Word...with the help of the Holy Spirit.
9. Let/Allow your eyes look straight ahead...and your eyelids look right before you.
In Pro-Verbs 29:18 we see that "without a vision the people perish". "Where there is no vision...revelation...prophetic vision..the people perish...cast off restrained...are unrestrained...but happy is he who keeps the law." (Pro-Verbs 29:18) If we don't let/allow our eyes and eyelids (the Vision Gate) to keep focused and not distracted looking to the left, right, or even behind us (the good old days)...we will be without restraint...just running nilly willy here there and everywhere.
10. Ponder the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established.
You ways...the path that you walk...should not just be walked on automatic pilot. There must be an established thought process...based on the road map of the Word..
11.Do not turn to the right or the left...remove your foot from evil.
The cause and effect of Path Pondering...and Way Establishment...is you can see where evil is and avoid it...and once again...the choice to remove you foot...you way...your walk from evil is in your court.
FINAL THOUGHTS...FINALLY
Wow...that was a long one...but I sure need it. Hopefully you were blessed. If you are reading these...make a comment...let me know if you are out there. You can also go to the Ruminator Website...and check out other stuff at http://www.ruminators.net/
Love and Pondering Kisses
Rodney "Take Two of The Word and Call Me In The Morning" Boyd
Friday, June 3, 2011
PRO-VERBS 3:5-8 Healthy Flesh...Strong Bones
Greetings Human Beings...
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart...and lean not on your own understanding...in all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct/make smooth or straight your baths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your FLESH...and strength to your BONES. (Pro-Verbs 3:5-8)
We are merely human beings...made up of flesh, blood and bones. In 1958 Elvis Presley made a movie...called King Creole. In the movie...he sang a song called TROUBLE. One line states..."I'm only made out...flesh, blood, and bones...so if you're gonna start a rumble...don't you try it all alone..." Well...we have a spirit (pneuma), soul (psyche), and body (soma) according to I Thessalonians 5:23.
We have a promise of health and strength to our flesh and bones...hinged on our TRUST FACTOR.
NOTE: In Pro-Verbs 4 we will look at God's Medicine Bottle.
1. TRUST in the Lord with all your heart
We are to be confident and sure in the Lord. This heart that we are to trust the Lord with...is the same heart that we are to love the Lord. "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all your HEART, soul, mind, strength..." (Matthew 22:37; Mark 12:30; Luke 10:27 ) This heart is more than just a blood pump...it is the core of who you are.
2. And LEAN NOT on your own understanding
Don't support yourself...prop your self up on understanding...because when you don't understand...what you are supporting, propping, and leaning on is not their...you will fall.
3. In all your ways ACKNOWLEDGE HIM
Wherever you go...is your way. Jesus said that He was THE way...THE truth...THE life...no one comes to the Father but by Him. (John 14:6) We give Him the "recognition" He deserves in wherever and whatever we do. It lets Him know that we know that we don't know.
4. And He shall DIRECT your paths
When you are going your WAY...and we don't know which way to go...He will DIRECT...point to the right way. When we are lost on twisted, rough, bumpy ways...he will direct, make smooth, make straight the way.
5. Do not be (1) wise in your own eyes (2) fear/reverence the Lord (3) depart from evil.
If you lean on His wisdom...fear, respect, show reverence to the Lord...you will DEPART from evil. If you lean on your wisdom...you will not have any respect for the Lord...and in your wisdom you will walk down the path to evil. The Lord desires to DIRECT your ways. If you thought your way was crooked and bumpy before...wait until you walk straight into evil.
6. It will be (1) health to your flesh (2) strength to your bones.
The cause and effect of doing verses 6-8 is beneficial to your physical being. It really is true that our physical health...can be affected by our spiritual health. When someone walks by SIGHT and by THINGS REVEALED TO THE SENSES...we will doubt, fear, worry, fret, etc... and that will affect our physical being.
Let's get HEALTHY and STRONG as we TRUST IN THE LORD!!!!
Love and Non-Leaning Kisses
Rodney "Acknowledging Him" Boyd
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart...and lean not on your own understanding...in all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct/make smooth or straight your baths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your FLESH...and strength to your BONES. (Pro-Verbs 3:5-8)
We are merely human beings...made up of flesh, blood and bones. In 1958 Elvis Presley made a movie...called King Creole. In the movie...he sang a song called TROUBLE. One line states..."I'm only made out...flesh, blood, and bones...so if you're gonna start a rumble...don't you try it all alone..." Well...we have a spirit (pneuma), soul (psyche), and body (soma) according to I Thessalonians 5:23.
We have a promise of health and strength to our flesh and bones...hinged on our TRUST FACTOR.
NOTE: In Pro-Verbs 4 we will look at God's Medicine Bottle.
1. TRUST in the Lord with all your heart
We are to be confident and sure in the Lord. This heart that we are to trust the Lord with...is the same heart that we are to love the Lord. "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all your HEART, soul, mind, strength..." (Matthew 22:37; Mark 12:30; Luke 10:27 ) This heart is more than just a blood pump...it is the core of who you are.
2. And LEAN NOT on your own understanding
Don't support yourself...prop your self up on understanding...because when you don't understand...what you are supporting, propping, and leaning on is not their...you will fall.
3. In all your ways ACKNOWLEDGE HIM
Wherever you go...is your way. Jesus said that He was THE way...THE truth...THE life...no one comes to the Father but by Him. (John 14:6) We give Him the "recognition" He deserves in wherever and whatever we do. It lets Him know that we know that we don't know.
4. And He shall DIRECT your paths
When you are going your WAY...and we don't know which way to go...He will DIRECT...point to the right way. When we are lost on twisted, rough, bumpy ways...he will direct, make smooth, make straight the way.
5. Do not be (1) wise in your own eyes (2) fear/reverence the Lord (3) depart from evil.
If you lean on His wisdom...fear, respect, show reverence to the Lord...you will DEPART from evil. If you lean on your wisdom...you will not have any respect for the Lord...and in your wisdom you will walk down the path to evil. The Lord desires to DIRECT your ways. If you thought your way was crooked and bumpy before...wait until you walk straight into evil.
6. It will be (1) health to your flesh (2) strength to your bones.
The cause and effect of doing verses 6-8 is beneficial to your physical being. It really is true that our physical health...can be affected by our spiritual health. When someone walks by SIGHT and by THINGS REVEALED TO THE SENSES...we will doubt, fear, worry, fret, etc... and that will affect our physical being.
Let's get HEALTHY and STRONG as we TRUST IN THE LORD!!!!
Love and Non-Leaning Kisses
Rodney "Acknowledging Him" Boyd
Thursday, June 2, 2011
PRO-VERBS 2:1-6 From His Mouth...To Your Ear
Greetings O Ye Listeners...
"My son...IF you RECEIVE my words, and TREASURE my commands within you...so that you INCLINE your ear to wisdom...and APPLY your heart to understanding...Yes, IF you CRY OUT FOR DISCERNMENT...and LIFT UP your voice for understanding...IF you SEEK her as silver...and SEARCH for her as hidden treasures...THEN you will UNDERSTAND the fear of the Lord and FIND the knowledge of God...FOR the Lord GIVES wisdom...from His MOUTH comes knowledge and understanding." (Pro-Verbs 2:1-6)
I like this interactive...proactive way that WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE, and UNDERSTANDING comes from the Lord to us. The old saying is..."From your mouth to God's ears." This speaks of blessings or something good said to somebody. The Pro-Verbist is speaking to his son...about how God's heartbeat is for the hearer to receive knowledge and understanding. The new saying...which is really not new..."From God's Mouth...To Your Ears." After all...FAITH comes by HEARING...and HEARING by the WORD OF GOD."
(Romans 10:17)
This wisdom, knowledge and understanding...comes from God's MOUTH. Oh if only this wisdom, knowledge and understanding would just fall upon us...and we would automatically absorb them into our being...BUT...God...for some reason...has factored US into this process.
Notice the action on OUR PART:
1. Receive
2. Treasure
3. Incline
4. Apply
5. Cry out
6. Lift up
7. Seek
8. Search
The word THEN...shows the cause and effect of doing the action words...(1) you will understand the fear of the Lord (2) you will find the knowledge of God.
"From His mouth...to Your Ear."
Love and Pro-Active Kisses
Rodney "Ready, Set, Go" Boyd
"My son...IF you RECEIVE my words, and TREASURE my commands within you...so that you INCLINE your ear to wisdom...and APPLY your heart to understanding...Yes, IF you CRY OUT FOR DISCERNMENT...and LIFT UP your voice for understanding...IF you SEEK her as silver...and SEARCH for her as hidden treasures...THEN you will UNDERSTAND the fear of the Lord and FIND the knowledge of God...FOR the Lord GIVES wisdom...from His MOUTH comes knowledge and understanding." (Pro-Verbs 2:1-6)
I like this interactive...proactive way that WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE, and UNDERSTANDING comes from the Lord to us. The old saying is..."From your mouth to God's ears." This speaks of blessings or something good said to somebody. The Pro-Verbist is speaking to his son...about how God's heartbeat is for the hearer to receive knowledge and understanding. The new saying...which is really not new..."From God's Mouth...To Your Ears." After all...FAITH comes by HEARING...and HEARING by the WORD OF GOD."
(Romans 10:17)
This wisdom, knowledge and understanding...comes from God's MOUTH. Oh if only this wisdom, knowledge and understanding would just fall upon us...and we would automatically absorb them into our being...BUT...God...for some reason...has factored US into this process.
Notice the action on OUR PART:
1. Receive
2. Treasure
3. Incline
4. Apply
5. Cry out
6. Lift up
7. Seek
8. Search
The word THEN...shows the cause and effect of doing the action words...(1) you will understand the fear of the Lord (2) you will find the knowledge of God.
"From His mouth...to Your Ear."
Love and Pro-Active Kisses
Rodney "Ready, Set, Go" Boyd
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
PRO-VERBS 1:10-19 Just Say NO!!!!!!!!
Hello There...
"My son...if sinners ENTICE you...DO NOT CONSENT. If they say, COME WITH US...LET US LIE IN WAIT FOR BLOOD... LET US AMBUSH THE INNOCENT WITHOUT CAUSE.....LET US SWALLOW THEM ALIVE LIKE SHEOL, even whole, as those who shall go down to the pit; we shall find all kinds of precious wealth, we shall fill our houses with spoil; THROW IN YOUR LOT WITH US, we shall have one purse. My son...DO NOT WALK IN THE WAY WITH THEM. KEEP YOUR FEET FROM THEIR PATH...for their feet run to evil and they hasten to shed blood. Indeed, it is useless to spread the baited net in the sight of any bird, but they lie in wait for their own blood. They ambush their own lives. So are the ways of everyone who gains by violence. It takes away the life of its possessors."
(Pro-Verbs 1:10-19)
Well...there is nothing new under the sun (unless you are under the Son...where all things are new...the old things passed away..new thing have come II Corinthians 5:17)
We are all presented with the TEMPTATION to be pulled away from who we really are...and with the side affect...pulled into something.
The problem is ENTICEMENT:
1. Come with us
2. Let us lie in wait
3. Let us ambush
4. Let us swallow them
5. Throw in your lot with us
The father speaking to the son...gives wise advice.
1. Do not consent
2. Do not walk in the way with them
3. Keep your feet from their path.
Although Nancy Reagan was ridiculed for her advice to those who are presented with the opportunity to do drugs...here advice was sound...JUST SAY NO.
The ultimate reason not to consent or walk with them is:
1. They ambush their own lives
2. It takes away the life of its possessors.
This is good advice for any form of temptation by any tempter...whether it be demonic or fleshly temptation...JUST SAY NO. It really does come down to choice. Eve had a choice...Adam had a choice....all saints prior to you had a choice...and now you and me...have a choice to say NO to CURSE and YES to BLESSINGS.
Love and Choice Kisses
Rodney "Not Consenting" Boyd
"My son...if sinners ENTICE you...DO NOT CONSENT. If they say, COME WITH US...LET US LIE IN WAIT FOR BLOOD... LET US AMBUSH THE INNOCENT WITHOUT CAUSE.....LET US SWALLOW THEM ALIVE LIKE SHEOL, even whole, as those who shall go down to the pit; we shall find all kinds of precious wealth, we shall fill our houses with spoil; THROW IN YOUR LOT WITH US, we shall have one purse. My son...DO NOT WALK IN THE WAY WITH THEM. KEEP YOUR FEET FROM THEIR PATH...for their feet run to evil and they hasten to shed blood. Indeed, it is useless to spread the baited net in the sight of any bird, but they lie in wait for their own blood. They ambush their own lives. So are the ways of everyone who gains by violence. It takes away the life of its possessors."
(Pro-Verbs 1:10-19)
Well...there is nothing new under the sun (unless you are under the Son...where all things are new...the old things passed away..new thing have come II Corinthians 5:17)
We are all presented with the TEMPTATION to be pulled away from who we really are...and with the side affect...pulled into something.
The problem is ENTICEMENT:
1. Come with us
2. Let us lie in wait
3. Let us ambush
4. Let us swallow them
5. Throw in your lot with us
The father speaking to the son...gives wise advice.
1. Do not consent
2. Do not walk in the way with them
3. Keep your feet from their path.
Although Nancy Reagan was ridiculed for her advice to those who are presented with the opportunity to do drugs...here advice was sound...JUST SAY NO.
The ultimate reason not to consent or walk with them is:
1. They ambush their own lives
2. It takes away the life of its possessors.
This is good advice for any form of temptation by any tempter...whether it be demonic or fleshly temptation...JUST SAY NO. It really does come down to choice. Eve had a choice...Adam had a choice....all saints prior to you had a choice...and now you and me...have a choice to say NO to CURSE and YES to BLESSINGS.
Love and Choice Kisses
Rodney "Not Consenting" Boyd
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