Teaching and Learning:
From Generation to Generation
Proverbs 23:15-19
The Message
I'll be one happy parent.
My heart will dance and sing
to the tuneful truth you'll speak.
17-18 Don't for a minute envy careless rebels;
soak yourself in the Fear-of-God—
That's where your future lies.
Then you won't be left with an armload of nothing.
19-21 Oh listen, dear child—become wise;
point your life in the right direction.
Don't drink too much wine and get drunk;
don't eat too much food and get fat.
Drunks and gluttons will end up on skid row,
in a stupor and dressed in rags.
For Reflection
Can you name five or so people whose advice you have heeded with good success. I can. Some of the "sages" whose council I have followed were not always the most righteous. Their advice was valuable non-the-less. The histories of previous generations and the advice council that is born of their wisdom should be celebrated. Even taking a hard look at ourselves at our worst is instructive. Learn to interpret history and council from the fear of God. The wisdom of the past will be tempered in truth.
Pray
that the fear of God will guide your interpretation of past events. Pray that this same reliance on a God-centered life will guide how you interpret the advice and council of others. Pray that you will always embrace the truth of the Holy Spirit that is in you.
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