March 2, 2008

Proverbs 6Loans, laziness and Lust

 

 

LOANS - vs1-5

 

v1 - My son - this speaks of born again believers

-a son or a daughter of the faith in the Bible is a born again believer

 

-this verse speaks of guaranteeing a debt for someone - being a co-signer

 

-it is not wise to be a co-signer for anyone

 

You will suffer - Proverbs 11:15 and Proverbs 22:26-27

 

v2 - guard your words, vows and committments

 

vs3-5 - get out of this debt - do not so-sign...It is not wise.....

 

Principles to Learn

 

1. live on what you earn

 

2. get out of as much debt as possible

-stay close to the Lord

-tithe and become a giver

-pay cash for everything

-do not cosign or loan out any money

LAZINESS - vs6-11

 

v6 - ants are always on the move, productive, self motivated

 

FIND ONE LAZY ANT............

***ANTS WORK ---v6

-everyone needs to work

 

-life is work

***ANTS WORK HARSD - v7 

-they have no leader and are self motivated

***ANTS WORK AND SAVE - v8

 

-For provision

a.) for the home

b.) for the Lord

c.) for the future - savings/investments/budget

 

vs9-10 - it is okay to nap and rest, but do not be lazy

 

v11 - the result of being lazy - POVERTY - it means to be left without the necessities of life...

vs20-35 - LUST

 

-Lust - means an intense longing; a craving; enthusiasm;eagerness

 

a.) wrong lust - vs24-35

-we crave wrong things when we are in the flesh

-it can be a spirit of lust/genrational

-we must guard who we are with/what we watch/where we go

b.) right lust - there is a good craving, longing, enthusiasm and DESIRE

 

a.) desire is produced through intimacy

-this will diminish the less time you spend with Jesus Christ

 

b.) Jesus cares more about DESIRE than about competence

 

c.) there is an invitation to DESIRE

-Jesus responds to DESIRE