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OADDISONGETHERS > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 10:07 PM > Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Monday July 6 > > >> Proverbs 7-9 (The Message) >> >> Proverbs 7 >> Dressed to Seduce >> 1-5 Dear friend, do what I tell you; treasure my careful instructions. >> Do what I say and you'll live well. >> My teaching is as precious as your eyesight-guard it! >> Write it out on the back of your hands; >> etch it on the chambers of your heart. >> Talk to Wisdom as to a sister. >> Treat Insight as your companion. >> They'll be with you to fend off the Temptress- >> that smooth-talking, honey-tongued Seductress. >> >> 6-12 As I stood at the window of my house >> looking out through the shutters, >> Watching the mindless crowd stroll by, >> I spotted a young man without any sense >> Arriving at the corner of the street where she lived, >> then turning up the path to her house. >> It was dusk, the evening coming on, >> the darkness thickening into night. >> Just then, a woman met him- >> she'd been lying in wait for him, dressed to seduce him. >> Brazen and brash she was, >> restless and roaming, never at home, >> Walking the streets, loitering in the mall, >> hanging out at every corner in town. >> >> 13-20 She threw her arms around him and kissed him, >> boldly took his arm and said, >> "I've got all the makings for a feast- >> today I made my offerings, my vows are all paid, >> So now I've come to find you, >> hoping to catch sight of your face-and here you are! >> I've spread fresh, clean sheets on my bed, >> colorful imported linens. >> My bed is aromatic with spices >> and exotic fragrances. >> Come, let's make love all night, >> spend the night in ecstatic lovemaking! >> My husband's not home; he's away on business, >> and he won't be back for a month." >> >> 21-23 Soon she has him eating out of her hand, >> bewitched by her honeyed speech. >> Before you know it, he's trotting behind her, >> like a calf led to the butcher shop, >> Like a stag lured into ambush >> and then shot with an arrow, >> Like a bird flying into a net >> not knowing that its flying life is over. >> >> 24-27 So, friends, listen to me, >> take these words of mine most seriously. >> Don't fool around with a woman like that; >> don't even stroll through her neighborhood. >> Countless victims come under her spell; >> she's the death of many a poor man. >> She runs a halfway house to hell, >> fits you out with a shroud and a coffin. >> Proverbs 8 >> Lady Wisdom Calls Out >> 1-11 Do you hear Lady Wisdom calling? Can you hear Madame Insight raising >> her voice? >> She's taken her stand at First and Main, >> at the busiest intersection. >> Right in the city square >> where the traffic is thickest, she shouts, >> "You-I'm talking to all of you, >> everyone out here on the streets! >> Listen, you idiots-learn good sense! >> You blockheads-shape up! >> Don't miss a word of this-I'm telling you how to live well, >> I'm telling you how to live at your best. >> My mouth chews and savors and relishes truth- >> I can't stand the taste of evil! >> You'll only hear true and right words from my mouth; >> not one syllable will be twisted or skewed. >> You'll recognize this as true-you with open minds; >> truth-ready minds will see it at once. >> Prefer my life-disciplines over chasing after money, >> and God-knowledge over a lucrative career. >> For Wisdom is better than all the trappings of wealth; >> nothing you could wish for holds a candle to her. >> >> 12-21 "I am Lady Wisdom, and I live next to Sanity; >> Knowledge and Discretion live just down the street. >> The Fear-of-God means hating Evil, >> whose ways I hate with a passion- >> pride and arrogance and crooked talk. >> Good counsel and common sense are my characteristics; >> I am both Insight and the Virtue to live it out. >> With my help, leaders rule, >> and lawmakers legislate fairly; >> With my help, governors govern, >> along with all in legitimate authority. >> I love those who love me; >> those who look for me find me. >> Wealth and Glory accompany me- >> also substantial Honor and a Good Name. >> My benefits are worth more than a big salary, even a very big salary; >> the returns on me exceed any imaginable bonus. >> You can find me on Righteous Road-that's where I walk- >> at the intersection of Justice Avenue, >> Handing out life to those who love me, >> filling their arms with life-armloads of life! >> >> 22-31 "God sovereignly made me-the first, the basic- >> before he did anything else. >> I was brought into being a long time ago, >> well before Earth got its start. >> I arrived on the scene before Ocean, >> yes, even before Springs and Rivers and Lakes. >> Before Mountains were sculpted and Hills took shape, >> I was already there, newborn; >> Long before God stretched out Earth's Horizons, >> and tended to the minute details of Soil and Weather, >> And set Sky firmly in place, >> I was there. >> When he mapped and gave borders to wild Ocean, >> built the vast vault of Heaven, >> and installed the fountains that fed Ocean, >> When he drew a boundary for Sea, >> posted a sign that said no trespassing, >> And then staked out Earth's Foundations, >> I was right there with him, making sure everything fit. >> Day after day I was there, with my joyful applause, >> always enjoying his company, >> Delighted with the world of things and creatures, >> happily celebrating the human family. >> >> 32-36 "So, my dear friends, listen carefully; >> those who embrace these my ways are most blessed. >> Mark a life of discipline and live wisely; >> don't squander your precious life. >> Blessed the man, blessed the woman, who listens to me, >> awake and ready for me each morning, >> alert and responsive as I start my day's work. >> When you find me, you find life, real life, >> to say nothing of God's good pleasure. >> But if you wrong me, you damage your very soul; >> when you reject me, you're flirting with death." >> Proverbs 9 >> Lady Wisdom Gives a Dinner Party >> 1-6 Lady Wisdom has built and furnished her home; it's supported by seven >> hewn timbers. >> The banquet meal is ready to be served: lamb roasted, >> wine poured out, table set with silver and flowers. >> Having dismissed her serving maids, >> Lady Wisdom goes to town, stands in a prominent place, >> and invites everyone within sound of her voice: >> "Are you confused about life, don't know what's going on? >> Come with me, oh come, have dinner with me! >> I've prepared a wonderful spread-fresh-baked bread, >> roast lamb, carefully selected wines. >> Leave your impoverished confusion and live! >> Walk up the street to a life with meaning." >> >> >> 7-12 If you reason with an arrogant cynic, you'll get slapped in the >> face; >> confront bad behavior and get a kick in the shins. >> So don't waste your time on a scoffer; >> all you'll get for your pains is abuse. >> But if you correct those who care about life, >> that's different-they'll love you for it! >> Save your breath for the wise-they'll be wiser for it; >> tell good people what you know-they'll profit from it. >> Skilled living gets its start in the Fear-of-God, >> insight into life from knowing a Holy God. >> It's through me, Lady Wisdom, that your life deepens, >> and the years of your life ripen. >> Live wisely and wisdom will permeate your life; >> mock life and life will mock you. >> >> Madame Whore Calls Out, Too >> 13-18 Then there's this other woman, Madame Whore- >> brazen, empty-headed, frivolous. >> She sits on the front porch >> of her house on Main Street, >> And as people walk by minding >> their own business, calls out, >> "Are you confused about life, don't know what's going on? >> Steal off with me, I'll show you a good time! >> No one will ever know-I'll give you the time of your life." >> But they don't know about all the skeletons in her closet, >> that all her guests end up in hell. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 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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