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A Father’s Commandment a Mothers Law
Parenting is a tough business (expand); the sorrows (expand) the joys (expand) the instruction.
The primary place we get our pearls of wisdom, our instruction is from God’s Word.
(Illustration) - parents dusty bible or a well broken in one?
Which is it going to be?
(Slide) From the Bible we learn a Father’s commandments and a mothers law.
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The Command ()
A. (Slide) The object
(Slide) The Fathers command - in generations past the bible was a center of many families, the Father would read, tell you God’s Word.
The hope was that you would go from your Fathers Bible and His teaching the commands of the Bible to your heart where you can apply God’s Word.
(slide) The mother’s law - for the most part the mother was the person who daily took care of you, gave you the law of the land in the household and helped you to learn to adhere to the fathers commands.
Both your earthly father and your Heavenly Father.
(Slide) The Mothers Law - your mom cared for you daily, making sure your needs were met, she gave you instruction the law of the land in the household and it was best to adhere to a mothers teaching.
- Remember in Proverbs wisdom is referred to in feminine form.
So it is wise to listen to the wise teaching and follow the commands of the father.
B. (Slide) Application of the command
Keep (adhere to closely and earnestly)
Forsake not (The warning)
Bind (the thing to do)
Tie (the way to do it)
Now there is too much to just gloss over this so let’s spend a little time on the application of the command.
(Slide) Keep - adhere to closely and earnestly
Keep the commands so all will be well with you () - scripture below
Keep the commands to prove your love () - scripture below
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(Slide) Forsake not - (the warning)
We are not to turn aside from the commands (2Chr24:20)
We can also look at Pro4:5-7 too
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(Slide) Bind - bind them write them on your heart
Put them before you always (Deut6:8)
Write the on your heart (Pro3:3)
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(Slide) Tie - tie them around your neck
(Slide) When something is around your neck it is around you and with you always.
(Slide) We are to take the fathers commands and the mothers teaching and apply them to our lives
(Slide) Taking God’s Word and making it our life
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The Reasons (Pro6:22-23)
Three-fold benefit of the Word
Guidance
Protection
(Slide) Three-fold benefit of the Word
(Slide) Guidance
(Slide) Protection
(Slide) Provision
(Slide) Guidance - the Lord will guide you
Guides you on paths of righteousness (Slide) ()
For His namesake He will lead you (Slide) ()
Let’s not leave out any N.T. guidance, God uses people to help guide us through the Word - (Slide)
(Slide) Protection - while sleeping He keeps us
Building the word in your life, in your heart will protect you in the times of storms -
(Slide) Provision -He will provide for you through His Word.
He will meet your needs -
He provides for creation and will provide for you -
God’s Word written on your heart helps you in life situations.
You know when you recall a scripture to help you in situation?
Like when feeling anxious you remember -
(Slide) Three-fold description of the Word
A Lamp
A light
Way of Life
(Slide) A Lamp - gives us clarity so we can see -
(Slide) A light - clarifies and brightens the path
(Slide) Way of life - the word corrects, rebukes us, it encourages us with positive instruction on the path of life we are to be on.
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The Result (Pro6:24)
(Slide) It will keep you from evil
It will keep you from specific evil
(Slide) Keep you from evil in general - this would if filled with evil, evil being defined as against God.
(if you are not for Him you are against Him)
(Slide) Keep you from specific evil - in this scripture it is speaking of the adulterous woman, but . . .
Can’t the adulterous woman be anything that detours you, distracts you, derails, discourages you in your walk with Christ?
The Word will remind you of who you were and who you are in Christ.
Who God is and what He did for you in sending the Son.
What the Son did so that you could be in Christ (in Him).
(Slide) - Invitation The Word, the command, the teaching all is to help lead us to eternal life, and the assurance of that life, when you walk in the Light!
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