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Sunday, May 22, 2011

Proverbs 2: How to be seen as "blameless" in a fallen world

4 If you seek wisdom as silver and search for her as for hidden treasures; 5 then you will discern the fear of the Lord and discover the knowledge of God. 9 Then you will discern righteousness and justice and equity and every good course. To deliver you from the strange woman, from the adulteress who flatters with her words. 18 Her house sinks down to death and her tracks lead to the dead. 19 None who go to her return again. 21 For the upright will live in the land and the blameless will remain in it.
How wisdom is acquired:
The Bible teaches us that we must seek it. If we seek wisdom, God is generous and just to give it to you, but you must seek his ways and not the ways of the world.
What spiritual blessing is imparted by God?:
This gift of discernment is given to the child of God. They will not play the fool, because they can detect the spirit of the world who is now under the schemes of the Devil and the Spirit of God who is in you.
Who presents the greatest cause of failure to mankind?:
The adulterous woman is the greatest stumbling block to man. She comes to entice and to flatter our gullible pride and exalts us higher than the Lord our God. None who follow this course return. You see it all the time in the news, and surely none have returned.
What is the consolation?
You will be seen by God and by man as blameless.

Daily Prayer: Father, grant me the desire to be one who seeks after wisdom and discernment.
Wisdom does not me sinless, but is does make me sin less. In this way, I am doing what is pleasing in your sight and not playing the role of the fool. In your name I pray Amen.

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