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Day 406 – How Much Better to Get Wisdom Than Gold – Proverbs 16:1-16

Day 406 – How Much Better to Get Wisdom Than Gold – Proverbs 16:1-16

Released Wednesday, 10th August 2016
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Day 406 – How Much Better to Get Wisdom Than Gold – Proverbs 16:1-16

Day 406 – How Much Better to Get Wisdom Than Gold – Proverbs 16:1-16

Day 406 – How Much Better to Get Wisdom Than Gold – Proverbs 16:1-16

Day 406 – How Much Better to Get Wisdom Than Gold – Proverbs 16:1-16

Wednesday, 10th August 2016
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Wisdom-Trek / Creating a LegacyWelcome to Day 406 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to WisdomHow Much Better to Get Wisdom Than Gold - Proverbs 16:1-16Thank you for joining us for our 5 days per week wisdom and legacy building podcast. This is Day 406 of our trek, and today is Wisdom Wednesday. Every Wednesday along life’s trails we dig for the nuggets of wisdom that are found within the book of Proverbs. Today we will explore the first half of chapter 16.We are broadcasting from our studio at Home2 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The day this episode is released, Paula and I will be heading to Atlanta and then on to Scottsdale, Arizona to work for a few days with our partners on our construction project in Mesa. Even with the ability to do most of the financial work remotely for our Arizona project, it is always great to be onsite for a few days to catch up on the project details and plan for the next few months.It does require a lot of wisdom, insight, and understanding to handle the details of the various companies that we work with, and there is no better source of wisdom for business and life than in the book of Proverbs. On our trek for today, we will dig into verses 1-16 of Chapter 16. The title for today’s trek is taken from verse 16, and it is…How Much Better to Get Wisdom Than GoldLet’s start in with verse 1.1 We can make our own plans,but the Lord gives the right answer.You do need to be responsible and plan, but you also need to consider God’s precepts in all the plans that you make. God gives you the guidelines in His Word to make the correct plans if you are willing to study and apply those guidelines to your life.2 People may be pure in their own eyes,but the Lord examines their motives.We as humans have been given free will and have the capability to rationalize and justify just about any type of behavior, good or bad. The more you know, understand, and apply God’s Word to your life, the closer your motives will be in line with God’s principles. God knows your motives, even when it is difficult to discern them for yourself.3 Commit your actions to the Lord,and your plans will succeed.When you truly commit your plans and action steps to God, they will succeed. The caveat that many of us miss is that these plans and actions have to be in line with God’s precepts found in His Word. Too many times we want God to help us succeed when our plans do not follow those precepts. You must know His Word to understand His principles.4 The Lord has made everything for his own purposes,even the wicked for a day of disaster.It is hard for us to understand why a just and holy God would seemingly make something that is wicked. To understand it properly, you have to understand that God created everyone with a free will. We can choose to follow His Word, or not. Those who choose not to are choosing to be made into that which is wicked. The opposite is also true. If you choose to follow His Word, you are made right and just through His Son.5 The Lord detests the proud;they will surely be punished.Pride is one of the most grievous sins because when you are proud, you lose your dependency on God and desire to usurp what belongs to God.  Because of this, if you do not humble yourself, then you will suffer the consequence of your pride.6 Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin.By fearing the Lord, people avoid evil.This verse is two-fold. God’s love and faithfulness to you completely annul your sin, as if you do not have any. In the same way, when you unconditionally love others and are faithful to them, then you will overlook sin in their lives and be much more forgiving. Along with this thought, if you respect and love God, you will do all that you can to avoid acts that are contrary to His Word.
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