Bragging On Jesus

Lincoln University - Bragging On Jesus Week 4 - Kingdom Economy

Proverbs 8:25 Before the mountains had been shaped, before the hills, I was brought forth, 26 before he had made the earth with its fields, or the first of the dust of the world. 27 When he established the heavens, I was there; when he drew a circle on the face of the deep, 28 when he made firm the skies above, when he established the fountains of the deep, 29 when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth, 30 then I was beside him, like a master workman, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always, 31 rejoicing in his inhabited world and delighting in the children of man.

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In The Beginning

Robin Aylor

Throughout Proverbs we have continued to see Wisdom as a virtuous woman but now she begins to unveil herself from that metaphor and we receive more insight into who this person truly is. Something else has changed; Wisdom is now speaking in the first person.

This one who was with God before the world. When trillions of decisions were made on how each part of creation would interact with one another and mankind and how it would all be for the glory of God. When the Universe was being planned and drawn out as a blueprint. This one Proverbs speaks of, the mutual delight of God was a master participant in that Creation… When God said: “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. (in Genesis 1:26) was he speaking of this one previously known as Wisdom?

John chapter 1 also unveils one who was there at Creation. John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. … (Verse 14): And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

All Things Were Made Through Him

Robin Aylor

Long before the valleys low, mountains high and hills

Before the first grain of dust, on earth to fill the fields

I was before him filled with joy, and He was pleased with me

Twas all good, with no beginning, One God in Three

So when he marked and drew a circle, I too was there

And when he made the heavens, all this I shared

He steadied the sky and established the deep

He set boundaries for waters, they all heard him speak

He marked out the earth, I offered my hands

In his own image created We man

He sent me to earth and I willingly went

To the world I created now broken and bent

I was paid wages for their hatred and sin

For their good I lived, died and rose again

Yet it was for Gods glory, his praise and his name

That he chose you and made you, that his only Son came

This good news of great joy for the human race

Is all to the praise of his glorious grace

Proverbs 9:13 The woman Folly is loud; she is seductive and knows nothing. 14 She sits at the door of her house; she takes a seat on the highest places of the town, 15 calling to those who pass by, who are going straight on their way,

Proverbs 9:16-18 Keith Frutiger

Proverbs 9:16-18 Keith Frutiger

Proverbs 10:26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

The word of the day is irritate. If you’ve never tried the vinegar on the teeth, it hurts. It’s got a sour taste and a smell that about gags you. It’s cold and that makes your whole mouth hurt. Imagine sinking your teeth into a big ball of tin foil. Those with cavities or filling are cringing at just the thought. It’s painful, uncomfortable, dissatisfying and down right irritating.

The vinegar to the teeth isn’t all together common. But the smoke in the eyes, that is. Weather it’s from a grill in the back yard, an unplanned fire that your trying to control or last nights dinner that you forgot to set a timer for. Most of us have had smoke in the eyes. It’s hot and stings. It makes your eyes blood shot and watery while oddly enough, dry as the Sahara desert. One good puff of smoke strait to the eyes will make you wish you had Ben Stein on speed dial for some Clear Eyes eye drops.

The passage today tells us that people can be just as irritating. Not like this is something we don’t already know. More often than not, it pride and the flesh that lets us deem others as annoying or irritating. But in this case, God is talking about the sluggers. The lazy and untrustworthy man. The irresponsible person who cuts corners, doesn’t complete a job or all together dismisses a task.

Let me give you an example. Let’s say that you are going on a family vacation for a week in the summer. You hire a neighborhood kid to take care of the grass while you are gone. Now, honestly, life has been crazy and you have let your yard go just a little too long. It’s now thick and taller than it should be. ( technically, you could be considered the sluggard at this point. But! You have taken a step and hired someone to fix it. ) You even pay up front so he has money for gas.

Now, when you arrive home this is what you see... A capital T had been scalped to the dirt as big as the yard. Half the yard is cut short with all the grass clippings still there and the other half has another weeks growth from the last time you we’re home. The kid whom you hired has failed to do the job you hired him and expected him to do and is no where to be found.

Much like the vinegar to the teeth and the smoke to the eyes, this young man has become an irritant to you.

So, you May be asking how this applies to us. In Matthew 28 verse 19-20 Jesus says

19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." - Matthew 28:19-20

Jesus did not tell us to go if we felt like it. He didn’t give us the option to set around and do nothing. He tells us to Go. When we accept Him as Lord and Savior, we are obligated to do as he says. And he says go. So, if we chose to do this only once in a great while or not at all, we are the sluggard. And we are irritating to the one true God. My advice, don’t irritate God. Just do what your told and how your told to do it.

Proverbs 10:26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

The word of the day is irritate. If you’ve never tried the vinegar on the teeth, it hurts. It’s got a sour taste and a smell that about gags you. It’s cold and that makes your whole mouth hurt. Imagine sinking your teeth into a big ball of tin foil. Those with cavities or filling are cringing at just the thought. It’s painful, uncomfortable, dissatisfying and down right irritating.

The vinegar to the teeth isn’t all together common. But the smoke in the eyes, that is. Weather it’s from a grill in the back yard, an unplanned fire that your trying to control or last nights dinner that you forgot to set a timer for. Most of us have had smoke in the eyes. It’s hot and stings. It makes your eyes blood shot and watery while oddly enough, dry as the Sahara desert. One good puff of smoke strait to the eyes will make you wish you had Ben Stein on speed dial for some Clear Eyes eye drops.

The passage today tells us that people can be just as irritating. Not like this is something we don’t already know. More often than not, it pride and the flesh that lets us deem others as annoying or irritating. But in this case, God is talking about the sluggers. The lazy and untrustworthy man. The irresponsible person who cuts corners, doesn’t complete a job or all together dismisses a task.

Let me give you an example. Let’s say that you are going on a family vacation for a week in the summer. You hire a neighborhood kid to take care of the grass while you are gone. Now, honestly, life has been crazy and you have let your yard go just a little too long. It’s now thick and taller than it should be. ( technically, you could be considered the sluggard at this point. But! You have taken a step and hired someone to fix it. ) You even pay up front so he has money for gas.

Now, when you arrive home this is what you see... A capital T had been scalped to the dirt as big as the yard. Half the yard is cut short with all the grass clippings still there and the other half has another weeks growth from the last time you we’re home. The kid whom you hired has failed to do the job you hired him and expected him to do and is no where to be found.

Much like the vinegar to the teeth and the smoke to the eyes, this young man has become an irritant to you.

So, you May be asking how this applies to us. In Matthew 28 verse 19-20 Jesus says

19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." - Matthew 28:19-20

Jesus did not tell us to go if we felt like it. He didn’t give us the option to set around and do nothing. He tells us to Go. When we accept Him as Lord and Savior, we are obligated to do as he says. And he says go. So, if we chose to do this only once in a great while or not at all, we are the sluggard. And we are irritating to the one true God. My advice, don’t irritate God. Just do what your told and how your told to do it.

Proverbs 10:27 The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short. 28 The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish. 29 The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the blameless, but destruction to evildoers. 30 The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

Always takin stands, hugh? for yourself

Stompin, fussin, you curse and yell

Really; a sincere thought for others?

You gloat and strain your throat, you take your lovers

“Where is this so called Maker? Ground Shaker?”

“Can you hear my descending evil laugh, Ha ha ha ha ha”

“See I am the taker, the money maker”

“I fear no one’s wrath”

But somewhere, a righteous man loves the Lord

His heart is like full of delight and stuffed with joy

All righteous desires come right to his door

Much better than Prime, no one can destroy

What is your quest? Always straining… never attaining?

Being truly blessed or always depressed?

Stressed in the mess that ends in death? Does that seem best?

Even death won’t get that burden off your chest

I’d rather be new born to a new homeland

Instead of bogged down like zombies drowning in sinking sand

I’d rather have new thoughts, new sight, a new mouth a new life

Find my delight in Jesus Christ, he’s the one thats greater

On both sides of the equator, he’s my spiritual educator

Mediator, navigator, interior decorator… my Savior

All to the glory of God

Proverbs 10:27 The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short. 28 The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish. 29 The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the blameless, but destruction to evildoers. 30 The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

Always takin stands, hugh? for yourself

Stompin, fussin, you curse and yell

Really; a sincere thought for others?

You gloat and strain your throat, you take your lovers

“Where is this so called Maker? Ground Shaker?”

“Can you hear my descending evil laugh, Ha ha ha ha ha”

“See I am the taker, the money maker”

“I fear no one’s wrath”

But somewhere, a righteous man loves the Lord

His heart is like full of delight and stuffed with joy

All righteous desires come right to his door

Much better than Prime, no one can destroy

What is your quest? Always straining… never attaining?

Being truly blessed or always depressed?

Stressed in the mess that ends in death? Does that seem best?

Even death won’t get that burden off your chest

I’d rather be new born to a new homeland

Instead of bogged down like zombies drowning in sinking sand

I’d rather have new thoughts, new sight, a new mouth a new life

Find my delight in Jesus Christ, he’s the one thats greater

On both sides of the equator, he’s my spiritual educator

Mediator, navigator, interior decorator… my Savior

All to the glory of God

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