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Proverbs: The righteous is delivered from trouble. How? Through knowledge the
righteous will be delivered. When it goes well with the righteous, the city
rejoices. It doesn't seem that way sometimes. By the blessing of the upright a
city is exalted. When it goes well with us, it goes well with our city.
Sometimes we have to: a man of understanding keeps silent. There are times when
we feel like we just have to put our two cents worth in, and that's when we get
into trouble. He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets, but he who is
trustworthy conceals a matter. "Well you know you need to pray for brother
and sister so and so because…". Where there is no guidance the people
fall. When the leaders of a city operate in their own wisdom, disaster comes
eventually. A gracious woman attains honor. That's you! The merciful man
does himself good. That seems counter-intuitive. Being merciful does good for
someone else. And yet this says you do yourself good. He who sows righteousness
gets a true reward. What are you sowing? Want to attain to life - he who is
steadfast in righteousness will attain to life. The blameless in their walk are
God's delight. What is one of the greatest benefits of walking in God's way -
the descendants of the righteous will be delivered. Because of your righteous
life, your children and grandchildren will be delivered! Father thank You that
the reader sows righteousness wherever he/she goes. He/she is Your delight. His/her
children and grandchildren will be delivered.
Unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God
Good morning. While Jesus was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name, observing His signs which He was doing. Jesus was not entrusting Himself to them, for He knew all men. Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. It doesn’t say, but I assume it is still during this time of the Passover. This man came to Jesus by night. Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do the signs that You do unless God is with him. It just said that the people believed in His name because of the signs He was doing; yet it does not say what those signs were. Unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God. That is why unbelievers cannot tell what is of the kingdom of God and what is not – they’re not born again. Nicodemus doesn’t have a clue. How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born, can he? Unless one is born of water and the Spirit ...
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