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*DAILY DEW 7/MAY/2024*
*SHUN INJUSTICE* (2)
_Key Bible Text:_
*For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.* (Proverbs 4:16-17 (KJV))
_Bible Insight:_
If God is in control, why is evil rampant? Why do good people suffer? Why is there so much pain and confusion and destruction of the innocent?
These are the regular questions you hear from concerned persons.
The answer remains the same. Evil is in this world because men who take pleasure to do evil are in this world.
They don't sleep well, until someone is not well because of them. They have sound sleep when they have dealt wickedly.
They don't like peace,they like violence. The worst part is that, these days, they carry out their evil in disguise and hypocritically. In the public, they make gestures and suggestions of how to deal with evil, but in secret, they continue to sponsor wickedness.
Here is another reason we must never be like them. Evil is evil and the moment we indulge in some degree of it, we are not different from those who go all out in it. And we also become hypocrites when we fault others for the evil they do, while excusing ourselves.
_MEDITATION:_
*"May we not be like the pot calling kettle black."*
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*DAILY DEW 6/MAY/2024*
*SHUN INJUSTICE*
_Key Bible Text:_
*Don't take Wicked Bypass; don't so much as set foot on that road. Stay clear of it; give it a wide berth. Make a detour and be on your way.* (Proverbs 4:14-15) (Message)
_Bible Insight:_
Renew your commitment to do only goodworks daily. Renew your commitment to refrain from evil, injustice and wickedness.
Proverbs 4:14-15 (GNB) Do not go where evil people go. Do not follow the example of the wicked. Don't do it! Keep away from evil! Refuse it and go on your way.
Remember that everyday is another day to be tempted to do evil, or something wrong or sinful.
But you can always choose to walk away, overcome it, obey God instead and do what God wants you to do.
Take sometime to reflect about your daily activities. Before each day, think of ways you can show kindness and do justice. At the end of each day, reflect upon your day and figure out where you did well, or could have done better or missed a chance at being kind or doing good or shunning evil.
_MEDITATION:_
*"Proverbs 4:14-15 (NLT) Don't do as the wicked do, and don't follow the path of evildoers. Don't even think about it; don't go that way. Turn away and keep moving."*
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*DAILY DEW 5/MAY/2024*
*Wisdom* (5)
_Key Bible Text:_
*"I don't want you ending up in blind alleys, or wasting time making wrong turns. Hold tight to good advice; don't relax your grip. Guard it well--your life is at stake!"* (Proverbs 4:12-13) (Message)
_Bible Insight:_
Wisdom guides in the good and right way. Wisdom does not lead one astray or to a dead end. Wisdom avoids unnecessary or frequent trials and error. Wisdom comes with the grace for accuracy.
One of the ways of wisdom is holding tight to good advice. It is a wise attribute to develop a penchant for good advice whether they are convenient or not.
Wisdom does not focus on the mode within which a good advice is offered. Wisdom is more interest at getting better and doing better that they don't have time to worry or stress over how the advice was delivered.
Wisdom teaches one to guard great advice and execute them.
_MEDITATION:_
*"If you put to work 70% to 80% of all the great and wise advice you have gotten this year alone, your life will definitely take a better turn and shape. Try it"*
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*DAILY DEW 4/MAY/2024*
*Wisdom* (4)
_Key Bible Text:_
*"Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths."* (Proverbs 4:10-11 (KJV))
_Bible Insight:_
Wisdom also promptes longevity. Wisdom promises a life of purpose and direction. Wisdom leads to uprightness.
Proverbs 4:10-11 My child, listen to me and do as I say, and you will have a long, good life. I will teach you wisdom's ways and lead you in straight paths. NLT
Wisdom again is found in Christ. We will need to be loyal, faithful and focused on Christ for Him to lead us to a "long, good life."
We will be taught wisdom's ways and lead a life of direction and purpose when we ensure we stick to paying attention to the leading of the Holy Spirit.
_MEDITATION:_
*"Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of your life shall be many. I have taught you in the way of skillful and godly Wisdom [which is comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God]; I have led you in paths of uprightness."* Proverbs 4:10-11 Amplified
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*DAILY DEW 3/MAY/2024*
*Wisdom* (3)
_Key Bible Text:_
*"She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee."* (Proverbs 4:9 (KJV))
_Bible Insight:_
She will place a lovely wreath on your head; she will present you with a beautiful crown. Proverbs 4:9 NLT.
Wisdom makes life graceful both in time & eternity. It takes wisdom to live out a gracious life.
It takes wisdom to live & secure that eternal crown of Glory which Christ gives also.
This wisdom is found in Christ, cause only Christ can give us access to the crown of Glory.
_MEDITATION:_
*"And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away."* 1 Peter 5:4 (KJV)
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*DAILY DEW 2/MAY/2024*
*Wisdom* (2)
_Key Bible Text:_
*"Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her."* (Proverbs 4:7-8 (KJV))
_Bible Insight:_
Prioritize wisdom over other things. The only caveat is, don't fall for any kind of wisdom that contradicts or negates Christ.
1 Corinthians 1:21 (KJV) For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
1 Corinthians 1:22 (KJV) For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
1 Corinthians 1:23 (KJV) But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
If your "wisdom" makes you turn away from God, you have actually missed wisdom. Christ has been made for us wisdom.
So the wisdom we must get is the type that places Christ as saviour, Lord and King over all.
_MEDITATION:_
*"True wisdom, promotes and brings honour to those who seek the wisdom from above"*
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*DAILY DEW 1/MAY/2024*
*Wisdom*
_Key Bible Text:_
*"Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee."* (Proverbs 4:5-6 (KJV))
_Bible Insight:_
Wisdom and understanding must be sought after, pursued, and aquired.
Wisdom and understanding can be forgotten. Effort must be made, structure put in place, so as not to forget ...
One can decline wisdom and understanding. One must make a conscious decision never to decline words of wisdom and understanding.
Those who fail to recognize wisdom and understanding when they appear, will refuse it either ignorantly or stubbornly.
The wise elders of late king Solomon advised his son to treat the people nicely, but Rehoboam was not in alignment with God. Hence, he didnt detect the wisdom and understanding of the aged.
Instead he swallowed the nonsense from his age mates, and paid the heavy price of losing the larger part of the Kingdom to Jeroboam.
_MEDITATION:_
*"Rehoboam forsook wisdom and as a result the kingdom was not preserved. Love wisdom and understanding for they will keep you and yours"*
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*DAILY DEW 30/APRIL/2024*
*A Father's Instructions* (3)
_Key Bible Text:_
*"For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.* (Proverbs 4:3-4 (KJV))
_Bible Insight:_
William Wordsworth in the year 1802, wrote the poem "My Heart Leaps Up". In it, he used the phrase, “Child is the Father of Man”.
This can also be rendered as the boy is the father of the man!
*"The term basically means that the behaviour and activities of a person's childhood go a long way in building his personality."*
In Proverbs 4:1-4, verse 1 takes its justification first in verse 2. Verse 2 is gotten or formed from the explanation in verse 3 & 4.
The father who called for the attention of his children to his instructions, explained that he too was his father's son.
And his father taught him to *"Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live."*
_MEDITATION:_
*"When a father fails to teach his children, he has failed to teach his children's children."*
*"When a son fails to take to the instructions of a father, he has failed his own children also"*
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*DAILY DEW 29/APRIL/2024*
*A Father's Instructions* (2)
_Key Bible Text:_
*"For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.* (Proverbs 4:2 (KJV))
_Bible Insight:_
Proverbs 4:2 For I give you good teaching; do not give up the knowledge you are getting from me. (BBE)
Verse 1 says take seriously the instructions of a father. Verse 2 tells us why! Fathers are full of good teachings!! Don't give up the knowledge they give you.
Proverbs 23:23 (KJV) says *"Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding."*
What we pay to buy wisdom, instructions and understanding is attention and diligence.
You pay attention and diligence to buy truth! Sometimes in a sense you can pay money, but that is only if you need, say to pay for a conference, register for a retreat venue or move to a location via transportation and its fare where such truth will be dished out.
Locate and identify the fathers in your life and reconsider the truths they have been sharing with you. Many free truths are looking for people to cherish them. Many fathers are being taken for granted.
Another tragedy is when one does not identify those fathers or father figures that God has placed in their lives.
_MEDITATION:_
*Who is your father? Who are your fathers? Are you taking to their good instructions?*
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