Begone, unbelief,
My Saviour is near,
And for my relief
Will surely appear :
By prayer let me wrestle,
And He will perform ;
With Christ in the vessel,
I smile at the storm.
2
Though dark be my way,
Since He is my Guide,
'Tis mine to obey,
Tis His to provide :
Though cisterns be broken,
And creatures all fail,
The word He hath spoken
Shall surely prevail.
3
His love,in time past,
Forbids me to think
He'll leave me at last
In trouble to sink :
Each sweet Ebenezer
I have in review
Confirms His good pleasure
To help me quite through.
4
Why should I complain
Of want or distress,
Temptation or pain?
He told me no less;
The heirs of salvation,
I know from His Word,
Through much tribulation
Must follow their Lord.
5
How bitter that cup
No heart can conceive,
Which He drank quite up,
That sinners might live !
His way was much rougher
And darker than mine ;
Did Christ, my Lord, suffer,
And shall I repine?
6
Since all that I meet
Shall work for my good,
The bitter is sweet,
The medicine,food ;
Though painful at present,
'Twill cease before long,
And then oh, how pleasant
The conqueror's song !
My Saviour is near,
And for my relief
Will surely appear :
By prayer let me wrestle,
And He will perform ;
With Christ in the vessel,
I smile at the storm.
2
Though dark be my way,
Since He is my Guide,
'Tis mine to obey,
Tis His to provide :
Though cisterns be broken,
And creatures all fail,
The word He hath spoken
Shall surely prevail.
3
His love,in time past,
Forbids me to think
He'll leave me at last
In trouble to sink :
Each sweet Ebenezer
I have in review
Confirms His good pleasure
To help me quite through.
4
Why should I complain
Of want or distress,
Temptation or pain?
He told me no less;
The heirs of salvation,
I know from His Word,
Through much tribulation
Must follow their Lord.
5
How bitter that cup
No heart can conceive,
Which He drank quite up,
That sinners might live !
His way was much rougher
And darker than mine ;
Did Christ, my Lord, suffer,
And shall I repine?
6
Since all that I meet
Shall work for my good,
The bitter is sweet,
The medicine,food ;
Though painful at present,
'Twill cease before long,
And then oh, how pleasant
The conqueror's song !
Proverbs 5:1-23
[1]My son, pay attention to my wisdom;
listen carefully to my wise counsel.
[2]Then you will show discernment,
and your lips will express what you’ve learned.
[3]For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey,
and her mouth is smoother than oil.
[4]But in the end she is as bitter as poison,
as dangerous as a double-edged sword.
[5]Her feet go down to death;
her steps lead straight to the grave.
[6]For she cares nothing about the path to life.
She staggers down a crooked trail and doesn’t realize it.
[7]So now, my sons, listen to me.
Never stray from what I am about to say:
[8]Stay away from her!
Don’t go near the door of her house!
[9]If you do, you will lose your honor
and will lose to merciless people all you have achieved.
[10]Strangers will consume your wealth,
and someone else will enjoy the fruit of your labor.
[11]In the end you will groan in anguish
when disease consumes your body.
[12]You will say, “How I hated discipline!
If only I had not ignored all the warnings!
[13]Oh, why didn’t I listen to my teachers?
Why didn’t I pay attention to my instructors?
[14]I have come to the brink of utter ruin,
and now I must face public disgrace.”
[15]Drink water from your own well—
share your love only with your wife.
[16]Why spill the water of your springs in the streets,
having sex with just anyone?
[17]You should reserve it for yourselves.
Never share it with strangers.
[18]Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you.
Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
[19]She is a loving deer, a graceful doe.
Let her breasts satisfy you always.
May you always be captivated by her love.
[20]Why be captivated, my son, by an immoral woman,
or fondle the breasts of a promiscuous woman?
[21]For the lord sees clearly what a man does,
examining every path he takes.
[22]An evil man is held captive by his own sins;
they are ropes that catch and hold him.
[23]He will die for lack of self-control;
he will be lost because of his great foolishness.
NLT
[1]My son, pay attention to my wisdom;
listen carefully to my wise counsel.
[2]Then you will show discernment,
and your lips will express what you’ve learned.
[3]For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey,
and her mouth is smoother than oil.
[4]But in the end she is as bitter as poison,
as dangerous as a double-edged sword.
[5]Her feet go down to death;
her steps lead straight to the grave.
[6]For she cares nothing about the path to life.
She staggers down a crooked trail and doesn’t realize it.
[7]So now, my sons, listen to me.
Never stray from what I am about to say:
[8]Stay away from her!
Don’t go near the door of her house!
[9]If you do, you will lose your honor
and will lose to merciless people all you have achieved.
[10]Strangers will consume your wealth,
and someone else will enjoy the fruit of your labor.
[11]In the end you will groan in anguish
when disease consumes your body.
[12]You will say, “How I hated discipline!
If only I had not ignored all the warnings!
[13]Oh, why didn’t I listen to my teachers?
Why didn’t I pay attention to my instructors?
[14]I have come to the brink of utter ruin,
and now I must face public disgrace.”
[15]Drink water from your own well—
share your love only with your wife.
[16]Why spill the water of your springs in the streets,
having sex with just anyone?
[17]You should reserve it for yourselves.
Never share it with strangers.
[18]Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you.
Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
[19]She is a loving deer, a graceful doe.
Let her breasts satisfy you always.
May you always be captivated by her love.
[20]Why be captivated, my son, by an immoral woman,
or fondle the breasts of a promiscuous woman?
[21]For the lord sees clearly what a man does,
examining every path he takes.
[22]An evil man is held captive by his own sins;
they are ropes that catch and hold him.
[23]He will die for lack of self-control;
he will be lost because of his great foolishness.
NLT
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I'll never know, how much it costs on the cross
I'll never know, how much it costs on the cross
The fear of God is been conscious of the Presence of God with you always.
This week we will look at Nuggets of Wisdom.
Something to think on, reflect and brood over.
Something to think on, reflect and brood over.
A wise man will hear and increase learning.
He will also be able to give himself wise council to refrain from evil, create wealth and be a faithful example.
He will also be able to give himself wise council to refrain from evil, create wealth and be a faithful example.
How do you align yourself with God's will?
Read the word of God,
Pick out his instructions,
Meditate on it
Apply it
Read the word of God,
Pick out his instructions,
Meditate on it
Apply it
What should Eve have done in the Garden of Eden?
Knowing they've been warned variously by God not to even desire that particular fruit.
Knowing they've been warned variously by God not to even desire that particular fruit.
Then the liar came down, gave her mixed truth, and she swallowed the lie.
Not that she tasted before knowing it's good for food, somebody said so and she began to CRAVE it!
Not that she tasted before knowing it's good for food, somebody said so and she began to CRAVE it!
At some point everyone will be offered a forbidden thing and some great men, will loose their greatness on such an Altar.
There's greatness in everyone, but if you don't restrain yourself to the right thing at the right time and control yourself from evil.
Deny yourself today, discipline yourself today, to save your future and if you don't, then your tomorrow is ruined!
David could have refrained, controlled himself from going after Bathsheba and saved himself of all the ruins that followed.