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WISDOM: GODLY COMPANIONS

He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed. Proverbs 13:20

The people you surround yourself with can either help you rise high in life or cause your downfall. Proverbs 27:17 says, ‘Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.’ If you stay around positive-minded people, your life will be carved around the cliché, ‘Nothing is impossible with me.’ If you settle around negative thinkers, you will always live in the fear of the unknown.

Bible says in Psalms 1:1, ‘Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers.’ This scripture clearly underscores the kind of company every child of God must keep. The company of the wicked, sinners and scoffers (mockers) is one that you must avoid. The memory verse says he who walks with wise men will be wise, but he who walks with fools shall be destroyed. In 2 Corinthians 5:16, the Bible says that ‘wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh…’ This means that we must not, as believers, relate with others not according to the standards of the flesh but after the Spirit.

Beloved, today’s study does not mean don’t speak at all with unbelievers because God has sent you to win them over to Christ. But you are admonished not to stay in the company of people who will corrupt your spirit. The people who speak vainly, profanely, negatively and discouragingly are people you must avoid. Let your friends be people who will encourage in the Lord and in spiritual matters. Saturate your life with people who speak the mind of God concerning situations.

Prayer

I thank You Lord for today. I make a choice to surround myself with people who speak Your mind concerning issues and not negative thinking people. May my life influence the friends I move with so they will walk to please You. Be glorified in my life today in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Reference: Psalms 1:1; Proverbs 27:17; 2 Corinthians 5:16

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WISDOM: KEEP YOUR WAY FROM SIN AND ITS APPEARANCES

Remove your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house, [9] lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one; [10] lest aliens be filled with your wealth, and your labors go to the house of a foreigner Proverbs 5:8-9

We live in a generation when sin and its appearances are on the ascendancy. Deuteronomy 32:5 says the people of this age ‘have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.’ It is time for the children of light to stand out and be counted in a world of darkness. Remember that we are the light of the world.

The memory verse teaches us to stay so far away from sin because they have consequences. Bible says if you allow sin to reign over you, you risk giving your honor to others, your years to the devil, your wealth to aliens and the fruit of your labor to foreigners. This contradicts the promise of God for His children in Isaiah 61:5, ‘And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers’ and it satisfies the plans of the devil. Bible says he came to steal, kill and destroy. Hence, he tempts you daily with sin and its appearances. But you have the Holy Spirit to prompt you to stay away from sin and its appearances.

Romans 6:12-13 says, ‘Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.’ Beloved, learn to rededicate your life unto God daily, listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit and stay in the word. Jesus has given you victory and power over sin!

Prayer

I thank You dear Lord for today’s word. I know now that sin and its appearances can deny me of Your immense promises for my life. I refuse to bow to the pressures of sin because I know I have victory in Christ Jesus. I choose to live to please only You. Thank you in Jesus’ name. Amen

Reference: Deuteronomy 32:5; Isaiah 61:5; Romans 6:12-13

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WISDOM: KEEP YOUR HEART WITH ALL DILIGENCE

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life. Proverbs 4:23

One of the most important human body parts is the heart. The Bible says that it is out of the heart that all the issues of life emanate from. Jeremiah understood this and hence he said, in Jeremiah 17:9, that ‘the heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?’ This prophet was probably overwhelmed by the matters of the heart.

You may not know the function of the heart, but the memory verse provides us with immense wisdom. Bible says that because the issues of life proceed from the heart, it is needful that you keep your heart with all carefulness. Why is this necessary? So that no root of bitterness grows in your heart and thereby prevent you from having a perfect relationship with God. Proverbs 14:13 says, ‘even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.’ This scripture is a reason why you need to keep your heart with diligence. How do you keep your heart with diligence? By keeping the word in your heart and applying your heart to divine counsel. Psalms 119:11 says, ‘Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.’

The more you study the word and meditate on it, the more you receive divine counsel and instruction from God. This certainly enables you to keep your heart and not allow bitterness to gain grounds in your heart. Remember that a pure heart and a prepared spirit are all the grounds the Holy Spirit needs in your life to work out the plans and purposes of God for your life.

Prayer

I thank You dear Lord for today’s wisdom key which admonishes me to keep my heart with all diligence. I thank You that my heart is a prepared home for the Holy Spirit to dwell and make manifest the power of God in me. Have Your way in me today. Thank You in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Reference: Psalms 119:11; Matthew 12:34; Mark 7:21

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WISDOM: GIVE ATTENTION TO THE SCRIPTURES

My son, give attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. [21] Do not let them depart from your eyes; keep them in the midst of your heart; [22] for they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh. Proverbs 4:20-22

The things that seek our attention today are so enormous that often people get frustrated. In a particular day, your family, your work, your friends and your church could all be in high demand of your attention. The newspapers will draw your attention in the course of the day and so will the advertising world. There is always something new to attract your curiosity.

In the midst of this chaos, learn to give your attention to the scriptures. The opening scriptures teach us how to give our full attention to the unadulterated word of God. It mentions the ear, the eyes and the heart – the same three body parts that the best advertisers employ to get our attention to their products. In order to give your attention to the scriptures, first learn to incline your ear to the word because ‘faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.’ Secondly, let not the scriptures depart from your eyes because your eye is the entry point into your soul. Finally, keep the word in your heart because out of it flow the issues of life.

When you give undivided attention to the scriptures, your life begins to shine and you are changed from glory to glory. The Lord begins to take preeminence in your affairs and your steps are perfected. Sin, sickness, fear and anxiety are not able to come into your domain again because your world is governed by the word of God. Acquire this wisdom key: if there is anything that should get your attention, let it be the scriptures.

Prayer

I thank You Lord that it is in Your plan that anytime I give my attention to the word, I will receive life in abundance. I make a choice today to give my attention to the power in the word, knowing that it able to transform me into Your glory. Be glorified in me in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Reference: Proverbs 3:8; Proverbs 4:23; Proverbs 12:18; Romans 10:17