----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 11:49 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Saturday July 4
> Proverbs 1-3 (The Message) > > Proverbs 1 > Wise Sayings of Solomon > A Manual for Living > 1-6 These are the wise sayings of Solomon, > David's son, Israel's king- > Written down so we'll know how to live well and right, > to understand what life means and where it's going; > A manual for living, > for learning what's right and just and fair; > To teach the inexperienced the ropes > and give our young people a grasp on reality. > There's something here also for seasoned men and women, > still a thing or two for the experienced to learn- > Fresh wisdom to probe and penetrate, > the rhymes and reasons of wise men and women. > Start with God > 7 Start with God-the first step in learning is bowing down to God; > only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning. > > 8-19 Pay close attention, friend, to what your father tells you; > never forget what you learned at your mother's knee. > Wear their counsel like flowers in your hair, > like rings on your fingers. > Dear friend, if bad companions tempt you, > don't go along with them. > If they say-"Let's go out and raise some hell. > Let's beat up some old man, mug some old woman. > Let's pick them clean > and get them ready for their funerals. > We'll load up on top-quality loot. > We'll haul it home by the truckload. > Join us for the time of your life! > With us, it's share and share alike!"- > Oh, friend, don't give them a second look; > don't listen to them for a minute. > They're racing to a very bad end, > hurrying to ruin everything they lay hands on. > Nobody robs a bank > with everyone watching, > Yet that's what these people are doing- > they're doing themselves in. > When you grab all you can get, that's what happens: > the more you get, the less you are. > Lady Wisdom > 20-21 Lady Wisdom goes out in the street and shouts. > At the town center she makes her speech. > In the middle of the traffic she takes her stand. > At the busiest corner she calls out: > > 22-24 "Simpletons! How long will you wallow in ignorance? > Cynics! How long will you feed your cynicism? > Idiots! How long will you refuse to learn? > About face! I can revise your life. > Look, I'm ready to pour out my spirit on you; > I'm ready to tell you all I know. > As it is, I've called, but you've turned a deaf ear; > I've reached out to you, but you've ignored me. > > 25-28 "Since you laugh at my counsel > and make a joke of my advice, > How can I take you seriously? > I'll turn the tables and joke about your troubles! > What if the roof falls in, > and your whole life goes to pieces? > What if catastrophe strikes and there's nothing > to show for your life but rubble and ashes? > You'll need me then. You'll call for me, but don't expect > an answer. > No matter how hard you look, you won't find me. > > 29-33 "Because you hated Knowledge > and had nothing to do with the Fear-of-God, > Because you wouldn't take my advice > and brushed aside all my offers to train you, > Well, you've made your bed-now lie in it; > you wanted your own way-now, how do you like it? > Don't you see what happens, you simpletons, you idiots? > Carelessness kills; complacency is murder. > First pay attention to me, and then relax. > Now you can take it easy-you're in good hands." > Proverbs 2 > Make Insight Your Priority > 1-5 Good friend, take to heart what I'm telling you; collect my counsels > and guard them with your > life. > Tune your ears to the world of Wisdom; > set your heart on a life of Understanding. > That's right-if you make Insight your priority, > and won't take no for an answer, > Searching for it like a prospector panning for gold, > like an adventurer on a treasure hunt, > Believe me, before you know it Fear-of-God will be yours; > you'll have come upon the Knowledge of God. > > 6-8 And here's why: God gives out Wisdom free, > is plainspoken in Knowledge and Understanding. > He's a rich mine of Common Sense for those who live well, > a personal bodyguard to the candid and sincere. > He keeps his eye on all who live honestly, > and pays special attention to his loyally committed ones. > > 9-15 So now you can pick out what's true and fair, > find all the good trails! > Lady Wisdom will be your close friend, > and Brother Knowledge your pleasant companion. > Good Sense will scout ahead for danger, > Insight will keep an eye out for you. > They'll keep you from making wrong turns, > or following the bad directions > Of those who are lost themselves > and can't tell a trail from a tumbleweed, > These losers who make a game of evil > and throw parties to celebrate perversity, > Traveling paths that go nowhere, > wandering in a maze of detours and dead ends. > > 16-19 Wise friends will rescue you from the Temptress- > that smooth-talking Seductress > Who's faithless to the husband she married years ago, > never gave a second thought to her promises before God. > Her whole way of life is doomed; > every step she takes brings her closer to hell. > No one who joins her company ever comes back, > ever sets foot on the path to real living. > > 20-22 So-join the company of good men and women, > keep your feet on the tried-and-true paths. > It's the men who walk straight who will settle this land, > the women with integrity who will last here. > The corrupt will lose their lives; > the dishonest will be gone for good. > Proverbs 3 > Don't Assume You Know It All > 1-2 Good friend, don't forget all I've taught you; take to heart my > commands. > They'll help you live a long, long time, > a long life lived full and well. > > 3-4 Don't lose your grip on Love and Loyalty. > Tie them around your neck; carve their initials on your heart. > Earn a reputation for living well > in God's eyes and the eyes of the people. > > 5-12 Trust God from the bottom of your heart; > don't try to figure out everything on your own. > Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; > he's the one who will keep you on track. > Don't assume that you know it all. > Run to God! Run from evil! > Your body will glow with health, > your very bones will vibrate with life! > Honor God with everything you own; > give him the first and the best. > Your barns will burst, > your wine vats will brim over. > But don't, dear friend, resent God's discipline; > don't sulk under his loving correction. > It's the child he loves that God corrects; > a father's delight is behind all this. > The Very Tree of Life > 13-18 You're blessed when you meet Lady Wisdom, > when you make friends with Madame Insight. > She's worth far more than money in the bank; > her friendship is better than a big salary. > Her value exceeds all the trappings of wealth; > nothing you could wish for holds a candle to her. > With one hand she gives long life, > with the other she confers recognition. > Her manner is beautiful, > her life wonderfully complete. > She's the very Tree of Life to those who embrace her. > Hold her tight-and be blessed! > > 19-20 With Lady Wisdom, God formed Earth; > with Madame Insight, he raised Heaven. > They knew when to signal rivers and springs to the surface, > and dew to descend from the night skies. > Never Walk Away > 21-26 Dear friend, guard Clear Thinking and Common Sense with your life; > don't for a minute lose sight of them. > They'll keep your soul alive and well, > they'll keep you fit and attractive. > You'll travel safely, > you'll neither tire nor trip. > You'll take afternoon naps without a worry, > you'll enjoy a good night's sleep. > No need to panic over alarms or surprises, > or predictions that doomsday's just around the corner, > Because God will be right there with you; > he'll keep you safe and sound. > > 27-29 Never walk away from someone who deserves help; > your hand is God's hand for that person. > Don't tell your neighbor "Maybe some other time" > or "Try me tomorrow" > when the money's right there in your pocket. > Don't figure ways of taking advantage of your neighbor > when he's sitting there trusting and unsuspecting. > > 30-32 Don't walk around with a chip on your shoulder, > always spoiling for a fight. > Don't try to be like those who shoulder their way through life. > Why be a bully? > "Why not?" you say. Because God can't stand twisted souls. > It's the straightforward who get his respect. > > 33-35 God's curse blights the house of the wicked, > but he blesses the home of the righteous. > He gives proud skeptics a cold shoulder, > but if you're down on your luck, he's right there to help. > Wise living gets rewarded with honor; > stupid living gets the booby prize. > > > > > Please join us on Skype Monday thru Friday at 8:00 EST for our Morning > Skype Prayer Time. > > > Contact Me At: > Donnie Parrett > 1956 Asa Flat Road > Annville, Kentucky 40402 > Home Phone: 606-364-3321 > Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY > Skype Name: Donnie1261 > Email: [email protected] > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. 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