DAY FIFTEEN // ELEVATING HONOR

Scripture Reading: Proverbs 15:33 

Humility comes before honor. Does this mean that if I think low of myself that people will honor me? No. The truth is that if you can not sow honor you can not reap honor. If your estimation of self is to high you will find it hard to sow honor as you will be sowing with your lips but your heart will be far from it.  (Matt 15:8) 

Check the soil of your heart today. Then sow honor and you will be celebrating the results tomorrow.

PNate

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DAY FOURTEEN // HONOR

Scripture Reading: Proverbs 14:26,27 (AMP & MSG)

I thought these verses were so fitting for today.  Especially in light of Nate's message today in our Functional Family series.  It was all about putting honor back in our family.  It was so eye opening for me!

Verses 26 & 27 refer to the fear of God at the beginning of each one.  Really to me what I saw is fear of The Lord is really an honor for Him.  Honoring Him & His instructions.  It tells us when we do this, it's safety for our children & that its a spring of living water!

Today, honor The Lord.  Ask Him to show you ways to do this.  Do it as a family. It is so powerful.  Drink from that spring of living water today!

Pastor Evan

DAY SEVEN // TREASURE

Scripture Reading: Proverbs 7:1 AMP

One theme I've noticed in Proverbs so far, is the importance placed on the Word of God.  Remember that God's Word is alive and full of power! So every time you open it, it is speaking and producing something in your life.

The end of verse 1 tells us not only to keep and put within us His commandment (Word) but to treasure it.  Treasure means to "greatly value" and "highly prize".  To me, this means the Word needs to be FIRST place in my life.  

Today, let's greatly value and highly esteem God's precious Word TO US!  What a treasure our loving Father has given to us.

Pastor Evan

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DAY ONE // THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM

Scripture Reading: Proverbs 1

Could there be a better set of scriptures to set the course for these next 31 days than Proverbs 1:1-7?

The tone is set in vs. 1 when it says, "These are the words of Solomon son of David...."  Who is Solomon?  Not only was he the son of David and also a king, but he was told by God he could ask for one thing. Solomon chose to ask for wisdom. Wow!  He was the one who was given wisdom beyond what had ever been or ever will be (1 Kings 3:5-12).  This wisdom came straight from the throne of God.  Solomon then chose to share what he has heard with us!?!  Knowing this places me on the edge of my seat and open like a sponge to soak up anything from these pages!

In these next few verses, its made known and clear the value of what is about to be shared with us.  This isn't just for the young and simple but equally to the wise!

In verse 7 Solomon states, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom."  What a powerful and profound statement. "The fear of the Lord is THE BEGINNING of wisdom."  THE BEGINNING. With this statement I was reminded of the great and mighty Mississippi River. Its source. Its BEGINNING.  Which is found coming out of Lake Itasca in Northern Minnesota.  Did you know that this powerful river can be walked across without hardly getting your feet wet?

Without this beginning there would be no end to this river.

For these next few weeks to be more than another program, challenge, or thing on the "to-do" list, we need to realize that the fear of the Lord must be present in our lives. Giving God back this place of awe and honor ensures a BEGINNING from which wisdom can flow. This is so vitally important, because without God starting something in our lives it cannot be finished!

Today, lets begin by giving God back that place of fear, honor and awe in our lives. Remember, the fear of the Lord is the BEGINNING of wisdom.

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Song of the day: "Finish What You Started" Fellowship Creative