TEXT: PROVERBS 24:1-12
Introduction: Ecclesiastes 11:5
- >We do not know the heart of other people
- >We do not know the working of God’s Spirit in others
- >We do not know all that God knows about life in the womb
- >We do not know all that is to know about the works of the Creator God
- >But we do need to know what he has revealed to us and will hold us accountable for obeying!
- Why be envious of sinners if you have God’s wisdom vss. 1-6
- God’s children have all they truly need in God 1-2
- God, Himself is the greatest reward we could ever have Genesis 15:1
- God is the key to every need we will ever have being met in Him Hebrews 13:5-6
- God provides for all His creation through His creation Luke 12:24
- God provides for the needs of His children completely Matthew 6:28-32
- God punishes the sinfulness of sinners and blesses the obedience of all Matthew 6:33
- God’s wisdom enables His children to live their best life 3-4
- God’s wisdom enables us to find greater success in life 5-6
- God’s children have all they truly need in God 1-2
- Why live foolishly if you are a child of God vss. 7-9
- God’s wisdom is out of reach for us in our foolishness vs. 7
- God’s ways of living are opposite of our own carnality vs. 8
- God’s will for us to bless others is impossible living in sin vs. 9
- My sinful foolishness does not bless anyone in their sorrow
- My scornful selfishness does not bless anyone in their need
- My prideful arrogance does not bless anyone in their struggles
- Why believe a lie when God knows the truth? vss. 10-12
- Don’t believe you are strong when God says you are being weak 10
- Don’t believe you can’t do anything when God says you should 11
- Don’t believe that your effort doesn’t matter when God says it does 12
- It matters if God puts it upon your heart to do it for His will on earth
- It matters if God wants to use you to deliver someone else from destruction
- It matters because God will hold us accountable for what He knows is true