Yellow Finches Prayer for Teachers Funny
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Podcast Introduction
Our reading today is Proverbs 1-3. I'm calling today's episode " No Leaning Here "
The show notes page for today's episode is /s12e155
Also, I'm still looking for someone to help with the episode transcripts. If you'd like to participate in the v4v model of donating Time, Talent or Treasure to help support the show, and would like to donate some time, let me know at steve@lifespringmedia.com.
Introduction to Proverbs
The book of Proverbs was written by Solomon, King David's son. Solomon is commonly thought of as the wisest man, and the richest man who ever lived. His wisdom was a gift given to him by God as a result of the prayer he made upon his ascension to the throne at the death of his father, David. Instead of asking for wealth or victory over his enemies, or power, he prayed a simple prayer asking for wisdom to lead God's people. God was so pleased by Solomon's prayer that He not only granted him great wisdom, but He gave Solomon the things he could have asked for but didn't.
The book of Proverbs is primarily a collection of short, often just single sentence teachings, or nuggets of truth. They are thoughts and ideas that God revealed to Solomon. Remember, it has long been the belief by orthodox Christianity, and it is my belief, that the Bible was written by men as they were verbally inspired by the Holy Spirit. So these are not merely the thoughts of a wise man, but they are from the mind of God Himself.
The first chapter's introduction tells us that these proverbs will benefit anyone who heeds their teachings, and anyone who does not is a fool who will come to destruction. It tells us that we will learn wisdom if we put them into practice in our own lives.
It also introduces a character who will be recurring throughout the book. And that is the personification of wisdom as a woman. In verse 20 we see Wisdom shouting in the streets and marketplace, chiding those who refuse to listen to her teaching and encouraging those who will, to listen.
Chapter 2 encourages us to pursue wisdom, because in so doing we will come to know God. If that is not a worthy endeavor, I don't know what is.
Much of the teaching seems to be directed at one of Solomon's sons, so the teaching is especially applicable to a young person just starting out in life, but the lessons (as noted earlier) are good for everyone.
Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
Here's a guy who could very easily be tempted to lean on his own understanding, but he had evidently learned that it's better to "trust in the Lord with all your heart."
Let's face it, sometimes it is *so* hard to trust God with our whole heart. Sometimes the bills pile up and we don't see any way out. Sometimes we're misunderstood or mistreated. Tragedy strikes us or our family. We lose our job.
Bad things happen, even to good people. And sometimes we look up and say, "God. Are you there? Do you see what I'm going through? Why don't you help me? I need you *now*!" And sometimes it seems as though our prayers are not heard. It seems as if God has turned a deaf ear.
Beloved, those are the times when we tend to lean on our understanding. Right? We take the wheel. I mean, after all something's got to be done!
We've all been through times like that, haven't we? But it's when life gets hard that God is giving us an opportunity to grow. Hang in there. Remember the promises of God. They don't change, and He never fails. Never. Even in the darkest times of my son's illness several years ago, the Lovely Lady LeeAnn and I never gave up on God. And slowly but surely, Steven recovered. At every turn, we prayed and we praised.
I don't know what you're going through right now, and I don't know what God's plan is for you, but I do know that trusting in Him with all your heart is infinitely better than leaning on your own understanding.
Links
Lifespring!204 Crossing Over, Part 1
Lifespring!205 Crossing Over, Part 2
Lifespring! 206 "Crossing Over, Part 3"
HS33: Lifespring! HymnStories "To God Be The Glory"
HS45: Lifespring! HymnStories "Rescue The Perishing"
HS58: Lifespring! HymnStories "I Am Thine, O Lord"
Today's Bible Translation
Bible translation used in today's episode: Ch. 1-2 ERV; Ch. 3 NASB
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Transcript
Steve Webb 0:00
Sometimes it is so hard to trust God with our whole heart.
Steve Webb 0:11
Well, hello there. This is the Lifespring family Audio Bible coming to you from Riverside, California podcasting since 2004. I'm your OG God caster Steve Webb. This is a daily podcast and we're reading through the entire Bible in a year. How's it going? How you doing today? I'm glad you're here. Welcome.
Steve Webb 0:28
Today our reading is Proverbs one through three and I'm calling the episode no leaning here. The show notes page for today's episode is Lifespring media.com/s 12 e 155. Also, I'm still looking for somebody to help with the episode transcripts. If you'd like to participate in the value for value model of donating time, talent or treasure to help support the show, and you'd like to donate some time. Let me know at Steve at Lifespring media.com.
Steve Webb 0:55
Now before we get started reading today, I want to give you a brief introduction to Providence. The book of Proverbs was written by Solomon King David's son, Solomon is commonly thought of as the wisest man and the richest man who ever lived. His wisdom was a gift given to him by God as a result of the prayer he made upon His ascension to the throne at the death of his father. Instead of asking for wealth or victory over his enemies or power. He prayed a simple prayer asking for wisdom to lead God's people. And God was so pleased by Solomon's prayer that he not only granted him great wisdom, but he gave Solomon the things that he could have asked for, but didn't. The book of Proverbs is primarily a collection of short, often just single sentence, teachings or nuggets of truth, their thoughts and ideas that God revealed to Solomon. Remember, it has long been the belief by Orthodox Christianity, and it is my belief that the Bible was written by men as they were verbally inspired by the Holy Spirit. So these are not merely the thoughts of a wise man, but they are truly from the mind of God Himself. Now, the first chapters introduction tells us that these proverbs will benefit anyone who heeds their teachings, and anyone who does not is a fool who will come to destruction. It tells us that we'll learn wisdom if we put them into practice in our own lives. There's also a character that will see who is recurring throughout the book. And that is the personification of wisdom as a woman, in verse 20. If chapter one will see wisdom shouting in the streets and marketplace, chiding those who refuse to listen to her teaching, and encouraging those who will to listen. Alright, I think that's enough introduction. Let's read the scriptures together.
Steve Webb 2:46
Proverbs chapter one.
Steve Webb 2:48
These are the proverbs of Solomon, the son of David and King of Israel. They will help you learn to be wise to accept correction and to understand why sayings. They will teach you to develop your mind in the right way. You will learn to do what is right and to be honest and fair. These proverbs will make even those without education smart. They will teach young people what they need to know and how to use what they have learned. Even the wise could become wiser by listening to these Proverbs, they will gain understanding and learn to solve difficult problems. These sayings will help you understand proverbs stories with hidden meanings, words of the wise and other difficult sayings. Knowledge begins with fear and respect for the Lord. But stubborn fools hate wisdom, refuse to learn. My Son, listen to your father when he corrects you. And don't ignore what your mother teaches you. What you learn from your parents will bring you honor and respect like a crown or a gold medal. My son, those who love to do wrong will try to trick you. Don't listen to them, they will say, Come with us. Let's hide in beat to death. Anyone who happens to walk by, we will swallow them whole is the grave swallows the dying, we will take everything they have and fill our houses with stolen goods. So join us and you can share everything we get my son, don't follow them. Don't even take the first step along that path. They run to do something evil and they cannot wait to kill someone. You cannot trap birds with a net if they see you spreading it out. But evil people cannot see the trap they set for themselves. This is what happens to those who are greedy, whatever they get destroys them. Listen, wisdom is shouting in the streets. She's crying out in the marketplace. She is calling out where the noisy crowd gathers fools. How long will you love being ignorant? How long will you make fun of wisdom? How long will you hate knowledge? I wanted to tell you everything I knew and give you all my knowledge, but you didn't listen to my advice and teaching. I tried to help but you refuse to listen. I offered my hand but you turned away from me. You ignored my advice and refused to be corrected. So I will laugh at your troubles and make fun of you when what you fear happens. disasters will strike you like a storm. Problems will pound you like a strong wind, trouble and misery will weigh you down. Fools will call for me but I will not answer. They will look for me but they will not find me. That is because they hated knowledge. They refused to fear and respect the Lord. They ignored my advice and refuse to be corrected. They fill their lives with what they wanted. They went their own way so they will get what they deserve. Fools die because they refuse to follow wisdom, their content to follow their foolish ways, and that will destroy them. But those who listened to me will live in safety and comfort. They will have nothing to fear.
Steve Webb 5:52
Proverbs chapter two.
Steve Webb 5:55
My son, pay attention to what I say. Remember my commands, listen to wisdom and do your best to understand. Ask for good judgment, cry out for understanding. Look for wisdom like silver, search for it like hidden treasure. If you do this, you will understand what it means to respect the Lord and you will come to know God. The Lord is the source of wisdom, knowledge and understanding come from his mouth. He gives good advice to honest people in shields those who do what is right. He makes sure that people are treated fairly. He watches over his loyal followers. If you listen to him, you will understand what is just and fair and how to do what is right. You will gain wisdom and knowledge will bring you joy. Planning ahead will protect you and understanding will guard you. These will keep you from following the wrong path and will protect you from those who have evil plans. Such people have left the straight path and now walk in darkness. They enjoy doing evil and are happy with a confusion it brings. Their ways are crooked. They lie and cheat. Wisdom will save you from that other woman, another man's wife who tempts you with sweet words. She married when she was young, but then she left her husband. She forgot the marriage vows she made before God going into her house leads to death. She will lead you to the grave. All who enter lose their life and never return. Wisdom will help you follow the example of good people and stay on the right path. Honest people will live in the land and those who do right will remain there. But the wicked will be forced to leave. Those who lie and cheat will be thrown out of the land.
Steve Webb 7:44
Proverbs chapter three.
Steve Webb 7:47
My son Do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep My commandments for a length of days and years of life in peace they will add to you. Do not let Kindness and truth leave you bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart so you will find favor in good repute in the sight of God and man. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes. Fear the Lord in turn away from evil. It will be healing to your body and refreshment to your bones. Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the first of all your produce so your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine. My son do not reject the discipline of the Lord or loathe his reproof, for whom the Lord loves He reproves even as a father corrects the Son in whom he delights. How blessed is the man who finds wisdom and the man who gains understanding, for her profit is better than the profit of silver and her game better than fine gold. She is more precious than jewels and nothing you desire compares with her. Long life is in her right hand in her left hand our riches and honor. Her ways are pleasant ways and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her and happy are all who hold her fast. The Lord by wisdom founded the earth by understanding he established the heavens. By His knowledge, the deeps were broken up and the skies drift with do my son let them not vanish from your sight. Keep sound wisdom and discretion so they will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck. Then you will walk in your way securely and your foot will not stumble. When you lie down you will not be afraid. When you lie down your sleep will be sweet. Do not be afraid of sudden fear nor of the onslaught of the wicked when it comes for the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught. Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due when it is in your power to do it. Do not say to your neighbor, go and come back in tomorrow I will give it when you have it with you. Do not devise harm against your neighbor while he lives securely beside you. Do not contend with a man without cause if he has done you no harm. Do not envy a man of violence and do not chase any of his ways for the devious are an abomination to the Lord. But he is intimate with the upright. The Curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked. But he blesses the dwelling of the righteous, though he scoffs at the scoffers yet he gives grace to the afflicted, the wise will inherit honor, but fools display dishonor.
Steve Webb 10:48
Okay, I already talked about chapter one little bit in the introduction. So let me say that in chapter two, we were encouraged to pursue wisdom, because in so doing will come to know God. Now if that's not a worthy endeavor, I don't know what is much of the teaching in chapter two. And actually, most of the book is directed at one of Solomon's sons. So the teaching is especially applicable to a young person just starting out in life. But really, the lessons as noted earlier are good for everyone. Now, Proverbs three, five says, Trust in the Lord with all your heart in do not lean on your own understanding. Let's talk about that a little bit. Here's the guy Solomon, who could very easily be tempted to lean on his own understanding, if ever there was one like that being as wise as he was being given wisdom by God himself. But Solomon had evidently learned that it's better to trust in the Lord with all your heart than to lean on your own understanding. Let's face it, sometimes it is so hard to trust God with our whole heart, right? Sometimes the bills pile up and we don't see any way out. Sometimes we're misunderstood or mistreated. tragedy strikes us or our family, we lose our job. Bad things happen even to good people. And sometimes we look up and say, God, are you there? Do you see what I'm going through? Why don't you help me? I need you now. And sometimes it seems as though our prayers aren't heard. It seems as if God has just turned a deaf ear. Beloved, those are the times when we tend to lean on our own understanding, right? We take the wheel, after all, something's got to be done. We've all been through times like that, haven't we? But it's when life gets hard that God is giving us an opportunity to grow. Hang in there. Remember the promises of God? They don't change. And he never fails. Never. Even in the darkest times of my son's illness several years ago, the lovely lady Leanna Knight never gave up on God. And slowly but surely, Stephen recovered. And at every turn, we prayed and we praised. Now, I don't know what you're going through right now. And I don't know what God's plan is for you. But I do know that trusting in Him with all your heart is infinitely better than leaning on your own understanding. What do you think? Let me know Lifespring media.com/s 12 V. 155. Our reading tomorrow will be Jeremiah 47, through 52 and lamentations one in 201.
Steve Webb 13:41
I got a very nice note today from Ellie Collins. The subject line was Thank you. She says, Hi, Steve. I'm so glad you're doing well and back to doing the things you do best. Thank you, Ellie. I recently got back to listening to podcasts. Ellie says, I'm really enjoying listening and reading the Word. You have a way to communicate God's Word with love and so much understanding. Thank you, Steve. May the Lord bless you richly signed Ellie. Well, Ellie, that is so sweet. Thank you so very much for saying that. For those that don't know, le Collins is my sister in law. And a few years back, I interviewed her on the Lifespring podcast because she has an amazing, amazing story. And she wrote a book called crossing over about her story. I did a three part interview with Ellie and I'll put links on the show notes page if you'd like to listen. It's an amazing, amazing story. Ellie, God bless you and thank you for the note
Steve Webb 14:50
On this date in church history, February 3 1832. William H dome was born he was an American Baptist hymn writer in editor of Sabbath School gems in 1862. And the Baptist hymnal in 1886. He also composed the hymns to God be the glory, precious name, I am vine, more love to the near the Cross and rescue the perishing. I talked about three of those hymns on three different episodes of Lifespring hymn stories, which of course, I'll have links to on the show notes page at Lifespring media.com/s 12 e 155.
Steve Webb 15:38
Let's pray. Our Heavenly Father, What a mighty God you are. There's nothing you cannot do and your holiness cannot be matched. Yet you love us and you've done everything possible to make it possible for us to know you and be close to you. Thank you for Jesus in the great sacrifice he made for us. And thank you for the closeness and the ministry of the Holy Spirit. Lord, Your love is so evident when we consider all that you've done for us. We worship You. We praise you. And we thank you. As we read through proverbs over the next several weeks, Please, Lord, help us to absorb the wisdom you've given us in that book. Help us to meditate on the truths we find in its pages, and make them part of who we are. I thank You, Lord, for each member of the Lifespring family. Bless them today and may they know without a shadow of a doubt that you're with them. Help them to see the many ways that you're present in their lives, Lord, and that you love them in a very, very special way. I pray this in Jesus name, amen. Send your prayer requests and praises in prayer dot Lifespring media.com.
Steve Webb 16:55
Comment on the show at Lifespring media.com/s 12 e 155. Email me at Steve at Lifespring media.com. And please support the show at Lifespring media.com/support. may remember I'm looking for someone to help me with the correction of the transcripts. I use a company that uses AI to do the transcript and it's not 100% they do a pretty good job. But if you look at the transcripts on the show notes page, you'll see that they're not perfect. I'm looking for somebody that's willing to donate the time to make them right. Email me at Steve at Lifespring media.com Until tomorrow, may God bless you richly. Thank you for being here. I'm Steve Webb. It was good to see you today. Bye
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