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Introduction:
Choices matter.
One famous quote goes like this.
Sow a thought.
Reap an action.
Sow an action.
Reap a habit.Sow a habit.
Reap a character.
Sow a character.
Reap a destiny.
We all know people who have made choices in their lives that led them down the wrong path.
Maybe it is a family member, or close relative, or even a former member of our church.
They chose to go down a path that causes pain and grief when you think about some of the choices they have made.
Maybe it was a relative who found a wrong group of friends and began experimenting with drugs and now is addicted.
Maybe it was a friend who involved himself in an immoral relationship and now stuck in an unhealthy and abusive relationship.
Maybe it was a member who abandoned the faith and embraced a different religion.
Maybe it is a son or daughter who has no direction or purpose in life and they just spend their time entertaining themselves to death through video games or wasting time, money and resources.
Maybe it is a father who simply is absent because of his personal ambition regarding his career or a relative who cannot see the destructive effects of his gambling or his drinking on his family.
These people made choices that affect not only their own lives, but the lives around them.
What do all these people have in common?
What I believe all these different people have in common is that they rejected wisdom.
They rejected wisdom’s call.
Instead of listening to wisdom, they listened to their own foolishness and led them down a path that is ruining their lives and is ruining the lives of those around them.
You and I don’t want to have a life wasted.
But a life that is blessed and prosperous and delighting in the Lord in which God can use our lives to bring Him much glory and do much good to our neighbor.
Wisdom is a matter of life and death.
And wisdom is also a matter of eternal life or eternal death.
And God wants to give us wisdom for everyday living so that we can have happy and blessed lives.
Background:
As we have been looking at Proverbs, we see that the first fundamental priority and principle of wisdom is the fear of the Lord.
Fearing the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, wisdom, instruction, humility, a fountain of life that protects one from the snares of evil.
God desires that you have a blessed life.
And that blessed life comes through wisdom.
Wisdom is knowing how live successfully and skillfully in the world God has made.
And as Solomon instructs his sons (maybe even daughters), he gives further principles on wise living.
Proposition: In this next section of Proverbs, we will see four instructions a Father gives to His Son, so that he may heed wisdom’s call and therefore live a happy and successful life.
And if we are going to live successful and blessed lives, you too need to heed these instructions so that we would not shipwreck our lives and our faith.
They are:
Listen
Avoid
Turn
Rest
Scripture Reading: Proverbs: 1:8-33
I. Listen to Your Parents (vv.
8-9)
If we want to heed wisdom’s call, we need to listen to our parents.
The word “hear” in the OT is also the word for “obey”.
Solomon is instructing his sons not to forget his instruction/discipline and his mother’s teaching.
The word instruction is the word for discipline and correction while the world for teaching is the word torah which could refer to the law of God or moral instruction in righteousness.
Why are we to listen to our parents?
A garland was an attractive wreath that would be awarded to victors in sports competition.
It is a graceful wreath meaning it was attractive and pleasant.
The word חֵן (khen, “grace”) refers to qualities that make a person pleasant and agreeable, e.g., a gracious and charming person (BDB 336 s.v.).
The metaphor compares the teachings that produce these qualities to an attractive wreath.
Listening to mom and dad helps you be a successful person.
Its meaning is more likely seen in the related Akkadian term “to revolt, rebel.”
It is active rebellion against authority.
It is used here in reference to a gang of robbers.
Why do we need to listen to our parents?
Most parents I know want what is best for their kids.
And you won’t realize this until you become a parent yourself.
I know parents are flawed, but so are you.
And most parents do what they think will be best for their children because they love them.
Exodus
Mom and Dad want you to be successful and long.
And Mom and Dad are representatives of God in our lives as they exercise their loving authority.
But I don’t like their instructions!
Why should I listen to them?
Commands are expression of love, not oppression.
When our culture thinks about commands, they think it is oppressing and infringes on our personal rights.
But when authority is exercised rightly, commands are given for our protection and for our good.
When I command my son and daughter not to run in the street, it is for his protection and for his good.
When I tell them not wait for me and hold my hand before crossing the street of traffic, it is for their good and their protection.
In proverbs 5, Solomon will tell his son to avoid an immoral woman and not go out at night near her house, it is for his son’s good and his protection.
Commands are expressions of love from parents who are given authority from God.
Children, you need to see that when mom and dad are commanding you to do something, they are doing for your good.
And when you obey their authority, this pleases the Lord?
And the family is to be the first discipleship course or training we get in the Christian life.
When we obey mom and dad, we learn to obey God.
We see God’s commandments not as a burden, but as a blessing to protect us.
The Ten Commandments are an expression of God’s character and God’s love for us.
It is good for us to only serve God and to love our neighbor.
It is good for us when we obey mom and dad.
It is good for us when we don’t murder and steal.
It is good for us when we are content with what we have.
Well, my parents are not Christians.
Do I still obey them?
Just because your parents are not Christians does not release you from the responsibility of obeying them.
The only exception is when they ask you to do something that God forbids.
Even non-Christian parents wants best for their children.
The command still applies today.
Matthew
What if I am adult?
The Bible still says we are not give them respect even if we are not living in their household.
Yes, we are to cleave to our wives, but this does not mean we forget them altogether.
We need to pay attention to them.
Help them if they need help.
Provide financial assistance if they need assistance.
Drive them if they need a ride to the doctor.
Fathers—This means you cannot be passive in your leadership.
You cannot neglect your responsibility to teach and discipline your children.
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