Choose
Rightly
December 8,
2013
Proverbs 4:10-15
Hook: Major Life Decisions
A Right
choice early in life can have a lasting effect – a blessing or a curse?
Example Marriage
What major Choice that you made early in life, set you on a
path of blessing?
Book: Seeking God’s Righteous Ways Proverbs 4:10-15
Step Wisely
Read Listen, my son,
accept what I say,
Wise choices
happen when we have an open mind and receiving heart
Accept
implies a willingness to obey wisdom.
and the years of your
life will be many. Proverbs 4:10 NIV
Length of
Life Read Exodus 20:12
Goodness of
Life Read 4:22,23
Read Verse 11: I
instruct you in the way of wisdom
and lead you along straight paths.
Notice Verse
10 is almost a legal proposal-Eleven gives the key to accepting and obeying-A
Relationship. Ever walk with someone and
no words spoke but could sense to hurry or speed up?
Read Verse 12 When you
walk, your steps will not be
hampered; when you run, you will not stumble.
The picture
is a son walking with his father or running with his father-2 possible meaning
never encounter an obstacle in journey of life or when we stumble it will not
hamper are walk with the father?
In this
context I believe the obstacles of life and our failure do not take us out of
our walk with the father. But it is His
wisdom in His word and Spirit as we obey we stumble less and walk more
confindently.
Friend or Foe?
Read Verse 13:
Hold on to instruction, do not
let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.
The Hebrew
Word used for Instruction Musar: includes the idea of discipline, chastening,
and correction-Not just learning
Instruction
and wisdom demand our faithfulness why?
Because it is a life and death issue.
Read Verse 14: Do not set foot on the path of the
wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
In What ways
are most tempted to follow evil?
1.
Read Exodus 23:2 Everybody’s doing it
2. Acts 4:18-20 To get along you have to go along
3. 1 Timothy 6:11 But you, man of God,
flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance
and gentleness.
Read Verse 15: Avoid it, do not travel on it; turn
from it and go on your way.
Proverbs
4:15 is a wake up call that evil must be avoided at all cost! There is to be no flirting with evil!
Saw this
poster at Kiowa School for a ball Game
Watch your
thoughts
They become
words
Watch your
words
They become
your actions
Watch your
actions
They become
habits
Watch your
habits
They become
your character
Watch your
character
It becomes
your destiny.
Read
Proverbs 4:16,17 What is the end result of being sloppy in choosing our
friends?
Look: How does this quote of Warren Wiersbe fit
into our discussion on Choosing rightly?
"God does not give
His counsel to the curious or the careless; He reveals His will to the
concerned and to the consecrated."Warren Wiersbe
Took: This Week Read
Jeremiah 31:7-11
Memorize: Hold on to instruction, do not let it
go; guard it well, for it is your
life. Proverbs 4:13
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