Proverbs 18
Pro 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
--Many people try to say this verse is saying that words literally have the power of death and life. What I mean is if you say "I am going to die" a lot, it will happen. Or if you say "I am going to recieve a new house" 5 times a day it will happen. This whole positive affirmation thing. That is stupid. If that were so, it would elimate the use of prayer. This verse simply means that what we say can affect death and life in certain situations. I am confident that more than once someone's words caused another's death.
Pro 18:22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
--Yesterday my mom was talking to me about this verse. She made note that is says "whoever finds a wife", implying it is the husband who should be seeking a wife, and not the other way around. That is not today's trend. Women are constantly searching for a husband in various, and mostly sinful fashions. We have all seen the clothing conservationists. This is all to attract men. And men, trying to find a good wife, usually move towards the most attractive thing. Women have changed the stakes. They want men attracted to their bodies instead of their brains. And they have done a very good job of that. Men don't put up posters praising the minds of women. They praise their physical attractiveness. Modesty is not just so men won't go insane with lust. It is also so men can see something besides a piece of meat. Which, to be honest, is all we see now a days.
Pro 18:24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
--I was asked to teach a lesson on friendship and this was one of my main points. You must show yourself friendly. What does that mean? Well, let's look at yesterday's devotion. "A friend loveth at all times". Hmmm....well that pretty much answers that question.
Zechariah 3
Zec 3:1 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
Zec 3:2 And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
--Satan is standing there to resist God's work. But God showed that His Gospel will be preached no matter what. Satan can resist it, but he can't stop it.
Zec 3:3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.
--Joshua was the High Priest of Israel. He was seen as a holy and righteous man. However, before God, he was clothed in filthy garments. Before God, no man is righteous; every man will be dirty and filthy in His sight.
Zec 3:4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.
--Praise God. Christ paid for our sins. 'change of raiment'=Christ will clothe us in His own righteousness. Unbelievable. Our God is great!)
Zec 3:8 Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.
--The branch is Christ. (also, when it mentions Angel of the Lord, that is Christ) This foretells his first coming.
--------As Christians, we always forget the goodness of God. We only focus on the bad things in our lives. I'm sure you have heard this a million times, but once you have received salvation, can anything really bring you down after that? Seriously. Every wrong you have done, or will ever do, is wiped clean. Because of that amazing gift, you are able to spend eternity in Heaven. Christ has taken our filthy garments and clothed us in His righteousness. How great is our God.----------
Pro 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
--Many people try to say this verse is saying that words literally have the power of death and life. What I mean is if you say "I am going to die" a lot, it will happen. Or if you say "I am going to recieve a new house" 5 times a day it will happen. This whole positive affirmation thing. That is stupid. If that were so, it would elimate the use of prayer. This verse simply means that what we say can affect death and life in certain situations. I am confident that more than once someone's words caused another's death.
Pro 18:22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
--Yesterday my mom was talking to me about this verse. She made note that is says "whoever finds a wife", implying it is the husband who should be seeking a wife, and not the other way around. That is not today's trend. Women are constantly searching for a husband in various, and mostly sinful fashions. We have all seen the clothing conservationists. This is all to attract men. And men, trying to find a good wife, usually move towards the most attractive thing. Women have changed the stakes. They want men attracted to their bodies instead of their brains. And they have done a very good job of that. Men don't put up posters praising the minds of women. They praise their physical attractiveness. Modesty is not just so men won't go insane with lust. It is also so men can see something besides a piece of meat. Which, to be honest, is all we see now a days.
Pro 18:24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
--I was asked to teach a lesson on friendship and this was one of my main points. You must show yourself friendly. What does that mean? Well, let's look at yesterday's devotion. "A friend loveth at all times". Hmmm....well that pretty much answers that question.
Zechariah 3
Zec 3:1 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
Zec 3:2 And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
--Satan is standing there to resist God's work. But God showed that His Gospel will be preached no matter what. Satan can resist it, but he can't stop it.
Zec 3:3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.
--Joshua was the High Priest of Israel. He was seen as a holy and righteous man. However, before God, he was clothed in filthy garments. Before God, no man is righteous; every man will be dirty and filthy in His sight.
Zec 3:4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.
--Praise God. Christ paid for our sins. 'change of raiment'=Christ will clothe us in His own righteousness. Unbelievable. Our God is great!)
Zec 3:8 Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.
--The branch is Christ. (also, when it mentions Angel of the Lord, that is Christ) This foretells his first coming.
--------As Christians, we always forget the goodness of God. We only focus on the bad things in our lives. I'm sure you have heard this a million times, but once you have received salvation, can anything really bring you down after that? Seriously. Every wrong you have done, or will ever do, is wiped clean. Because of that amazing gift, you are able to spend eternity in Heaven. Christ has taken our filthy garments and clothed us in His righteousness. How great is our God.----------
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