Bragging On Jesus

1st Samuel 17:43-47

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And the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog,

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that you come to me with sticks?”

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And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

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The Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give

your flesh to the birds of the air and to the beasts of the field.”

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Then David said to the Philistine “You come to me with a sword,

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and with a spear and with a jave-lin,

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but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts

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the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

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This day the Lord will deliver you, in - to my hand,

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and I will strike you down and cut off your head.

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And I will give the dead bodies of the host

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of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air

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and to the wild beasts of the earth,

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that all the earth may know that there is a God in Isra-el,

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and that all this assembly may know

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that the Lord saves not with sword and spear.

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For the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give, you in-to our hand.”

Romans 6:4 and 11:36... a memory verse jingle played on ukulele with extra song verse in between both verses. Its about the command of Baptism for all believers as a testimony that the we are a new man in Christ with the same power that raised Jesus from the grave working in us to give us victory over sin and it does not have dominion over us as we grow in him... not only that the same power that raised Jesus will raise us up incorruptible to be with him forever...

God With Us in F# (addition by me Robin Aylor on 2nd verse)

Proverbs in 365 Devotions

Proverbs 12:22 Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight.

Faithful In Position

Faithful In Practice

His Delight

Robin Aylor

Abraham Lincoln made a clever discovery about human behavior… maybe it was something he discovered in his own nature… nevertheless here’s what he said: “No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar”

Lincoln was correct in his assessment, and from his words he was clearly against the practice of lying. But today Solomon is not merely showing us how to be a student of human behavior but rather something deeper… he is showing us the heart of God.

Our text uses the word “abomination”… This is probably the harshest term I can think of to show dislike for something and yet it is how God feels about lying.

Why is lying classed as so horrible of a thing to God?

Well I believe, for one thing, lying is something that satan loves to do… and he is good at it.

In John 8:44 Jesus said: "…When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies".

You see satan’s lies help show us who satan is at the core. He uses deception and crookedness. He sets us up to fall… he promises us treasures and satisfaction with pretense and trickery.

So... it is disgusting to God when people to want to be like satan. It is an abomination to the Lord for us to take on demonic traits.

Lying is the devil’s character… not God’s!

Hebrews 6:18 says “it is impossible for God to lie” and Titus 1:2 speaks of “God, who never lies”.

God wants us to take on his attributes and display his image.

Solomon says how those who are faithful are God’s delight.

Who are the faithful?

The faithful are those who keep their word… their word is truth… not lies…

When they say they will call they call.

When they say they will pray for you they pray.

When they say “I do” it’s “I do” for life.

Look… we all fail so many times in life and so no one is truly faithful, but the good news of Jesus is two-fold:

#1 - There is a way to receive his righteousness in our lives… to be covered in his truth you might say.

In John 14:6 Jesus said: “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”.

You see, we need everything good and true and virtuous about Jesus (that’s everything) to come into fellowship with God… And he gives this righteousness to all who look to him in faith.

The #2 good thing about the good news of Jesus is - As we look to Jesus daily and see more of his glory… he gives us power to actually live out his righteousness practically so that… as today's text indicates; we will not have lying lips but rather be his delight by being faithful to him.

Proverbs 12:18 DC To Heal Or Hurt by Podcast startup by Robin Aylor

Proverbs 12:10 BC God So Loved by Podcast startup by Robin Aylor

Proverbs 12:17 Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence, but a false witness utters deceit.

A True Witness With Honest Evidence

Robin Aylor

If you’ve ever watched Cold Case Files or Forensic Files on TV or maybe FBI Files… Then you know that in a criminal investigation honest evidence is crucial. And there’s a lot more honest evidence than there used to be. With newer technology like laser ablation, magnetic fingerprinting, 3D facial reconstruction, or sequencing minute amounts of DNA someone left behind. Its good evidence that either refutes or confirms the accused story.

In a similar way, honest evidence either conflicts or bears witness to a person’s claim to believe in Jesus.

How many times have you heard “Jesus changed my life” from a person who’s lifestyle is still full of greed and gossip? There are many who claim to be a follower of Christ while they are actually only concerned about what is best for them in this life.

For these, salvation is a kind of fire insurance that allows them to stay engaged in that same old mission they always had without having to worry about the consequences of sin.

Don’t get me wrong… we all have sin and areas we need to grow in but believers live their lives in circles of true repentance.

You may have friends who show up for church on Sunday morning and talk like a sanctified angel but live like the devil partying with friends on Saturday night.

There may be people you know from your Sunday School class who answer all the questions spot on, but you work with them and know they cuss like a sailor at the job site. They blend right in with the rest of the world. Some of these same people are parents and wear the title Christian as a status symbol but at home never lead their children in prayer or study Gods word together.

All the actions of our life are symptoms of what lays beneath… They work together to support honest evidence for truth.

This passage tells us how if someone is speaking truth about what they claim there will be honest evidence. There will be confirmation of what they claim.

There are many evidences for true believers in Christ. One is a love and delight in God’s word. Another is a love for other believers.

John 13:35 Jesus said this: By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

The question for today I believe is really this. Have you ever looked to Jesus as your greatest treasure? Have you ever turned away from sin and seen him as your delight, as beautiful and good news and your only hope? That is called believing in Jesus and repentance.

If so, then the witness of your profession will be true and good honest evidence will follow. Even when we sin and fail the evidence is there in our repentance... our turning back to God and apologizing to our neighbor.

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Proverbs 12:16 The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult.

Daniel Castor

Sometimes people wear their emotions right on their sleeves. And it’s not always pretty. A child who crosses his arms and stops his feet as he huffs and puffs to his room. Or a grown man who gets into an argument with his wife and slams the door as he leaves the room. What about and angry driver who lays on the horn in traffic when someone cuts him off.

We may laugh at these examples but the truth is, we all have our own ways of letting people know when we are angry or upset. Red in the face or shouting out loud... A sarcastic voice or an eye roll here or there... We all have our go to’s when we are angry and we can call them what we want. But you know what proverbs 12:16 calls them. FOOLISH!

Fits of anger. Lashing out with no self control. Speaking without Thinking. Letting out all the anger at once with no regard for how it might hurt others. Foolish.

I’m ashamed to say that I struggle with this quite often. I need to learn a lesson in prudence.

Solomon tells us that the prudent person knows how to ignore an insult. He knows how to overlook an offense. The prudent person follows the advice of Elsa of Arendelle and learn to LET IT GO LET IT GO.

This is good medicine for the soul. Are there any good examples of this in scripture?

There are Several.

We could talk about David’s amazing patient in 2nd Samuel 16 when he was having rocks hurled at him by Shimei. He could have had him struck dead but he trusted himself unto the Lord

Or we could look at Joshua 10 when the people of Israel set out to rescue the people of Gibeon who had lied forced their way into a covenant. And yet Israel marched all day and fought to take care of those who had wronged them.

Or we could look to Jesus himself who...”When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.”

Let us aim to be such a people! When troubles and insults come let us I trust ourselves to the Lord.

Proverbs 11:28 BC A Green Leaf

Once upon a time, in an enchanted forest, there was a beautiful tree. It was the largest one in the land with big bushy branches and bright green leaves. But the magical part was that each leaf could talk. Each with its own personality and thoughts.

There was one leaf in particular who was more chatty than the rest. She would say things like ...

“ I am so beautiful. My color is brighter than any other leaf here. Look at my pigment and veins. I am the most gorgeous leaf on this tree. Even the bugs come to admire me, but don’t dare bite.

One day a huge wind came out of nowhere and this leaf was blown off her branch and on into the forest. Once she landed, she thought to herself...

“ I’m fine. I was getting bored with those other leaves anyway. So quiet and ugly and rude. Now I get to travel and show everyone my beauty.”

The leaf was blown by the wind every now and then or carried off somewhere by a critter some times. All the while thinking of how beautiful she was and how everyone must be enjoying her as well. That was until a few days later, when the leaf looked down at herself and realized she was turning brown. The leaf panicked!

“ oh no! What am I going to do! “ she cried. Unfortunately, there was nothing that she could do. Within a few days the leaf had turned brown, dried up and was now dead.

The leaf had a lot of green and trusted in it whole heartedly to get her by. But, when the green was gone, there was nothing left. What she didn’t realize, was that the tree was sustaining her. It was the tree that gave her life and made her so green. Without the tree, there would be no leaf.

The same is true of us. Our “ green” may be money, fame, beauty or ability and talent. One day, those things will be gone. Then what’s left? What will our hope be in? It should be in the “tree” that sustains us and gives us that green. Our hope should not be in ourselves or the things of this world, but the creator of us and this world. Our hope should be in the salvations through Jesus on the cross and resurrection from the grave. Our hope should be in the sovereignty of God and the provision and protection and His grace and power that sustains us.

Our proverb today tells us that the righteous will flourish like a green leaf. In order to achieve this status of righteousness, we must first understand that there is nothing we can do to become righteous on our own. We receive this gift from Jesus through His death, burial and resurrection. When we trust him, he makes us righteous.

Let’s stop relying on how green we are and start being thankful for the tree that provides for us. The one true God.

Broken Kings Persevere With The Perfect King / Robin Aylor 2019