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How To Make The Most Of The New Year

January 5, 2025 Frank Thompson Proverbs No comments

New Year Part 2
Proverbs 4

GET WISDOM!

Proverbs 1:1-7
The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: ² To know wisdom and instruction,
to understand words of insight,³ to receive instruction in wise dealing,
in righteousness, justice, and equity;⁴ to give prudence to the simple,
knowledge and discretion to the youth—⁵ Let the wise hear and increase in learning,
and the one who understands obtain guidance,⁶ to understand a proverb and a saying,
the words of the wise and their riddles.⁷ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.

1. Wisdom is ENCOURAGED in Scripture 

2. Wisdom EXPLAINED in Scripture 

3. EXAMPLES of Wisdom

Proverbs 30:24
There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

Proverbs 30:25-28
²⁵ the ants are a people not strong,
yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

²⁶ the conies are but a feeble folk,
yet make they their houses in the rocks;

²⁷ the locusts have no king,
yet go they forth all of them by bands;

²⁸ the spider taketh hold with her hands,
and is in kings’ palaces.

1. The Wisdom of being PREPARED

Proverbs 30:25
The ANTS are a people not strong,
yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

2. The Wisdom for PROTECTION

Proverbs 30:26
Thee CONIES are but a feeble folk,
yet make they their houses in the rocks;

3. Wisdom with PEOPLE

Proverbs 30:27
the LOCUSTS have no king, yet go they forth ALL OF THEM by bands;

4. Wisdom to Persevere 

Proverbs 30:28
The SPIDER taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.

Ants Teach us how to Prepare  

Rabbits Teach us how to Protect Ourselves. 

Locust Teach, our Potential can only be achieved together. 

Spiders Teach success comes from Perseverance.