1 00:00:00,390 --> 00:00:02,760 Steve Webb: Remember the promises of God, they don't 2 00:00:02,760 --> 00:00:05,040 change and he never fails. 3 00:00:12,900 --> 00:00:15,930 It's the Lifespring! One Year Bible coming to you from 4 00:00:15,930 --> 00:00:20,430 Riverside, California and podcasting since 2004. I'm your 5 00:00:20,430 --> 00:00:24,780 OG Godcaster. Steve Webb. This is the daily podcast where we're 6 00:00:24,780 --> 00:00:28,020 reading through the entire Bible in a year. It's so good to be 7 00:00:28,020 --> 00:00:30,960 with you today. This is poetry Thursday, and we'll read 8 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:35,190 Proverbs two and three. I'm calling this episode, trust. 9 00:00:35,610 --> 00:00:39,210 Before we get started, let's pray. Our gracious heavenly 10 00:00:39,210 --> 00:00:41,910 Father, how we thank You for Your Word, and we thank you for 11 00:00:41,910 --> 00:00:45,060 this time together. I pray, Lord, that You would teach us 12 00:00:45,090 --> 00:00:48,750 open our hearts, open our eyes and bless this time I pray in 13 00:00:48,750 --> 00:00:53,040 Jesus name. Amen. Okay, are you ready? Let's get started. 14 00:00:55,640 --> 00:01:00,590 Proverbs chapter two, my son, pay attention to what I say. 15 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:05,240 Remember my commands, listen to wisdom and do your best to 16 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:08,930 understand. Ask for good judgment. Cry out for 17 00:01:08,930 --> 00:01:13,280 understanding. Look for wisdom like silver, search for it like 18 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:16,970 hidden treasure. If you do this, you will understand what it 19 00:01:16,970 --> 00:01:20,870 means to respect the Lord and you will come to know God. The 20 00:01:20,870 --> 00:01:24,410 Lord is the source of wisdom, knowledge and understanding come 21 00:01:24,410 --> 00:01:28,190 from his mouth. He gives good advice to honest people and 22 00:01:28,190 --> 00:01:32,060 shields those who do what is right. He makes sure that people 23 00:01:32,060 --> 00:01:36,590 are treated fairly. He watches over his loyal followers. If you 24 00:01:36,590 --> 00:01:39,860 listen to him, you will understand what is just and fair 25 00:01:39,860 --> 00:01:43,460 and how to do what is right. You will gain wisdom and knowledge 26 00:01:43,460 --> 00:01:47,630 will bring you joy. Planning ahead will protect you and 27 00:01:47,630 --> 00:01:50,900 understanding will guard you. These will keep you from 28 00:01:50,900 --> 00:01:54,080 following the wrong path and will protect you from those who 29 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:58,580 have evil plans. Such people have left the straight path and 30 00:01:58,580 --> 00:02:02,780 now walk in darkness. They enjoy doing evil and are Happy with 31 00:02:02,780 --> 00:02:07,400 the confusion it brings. Their ways are crooked, they lie and 32 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:12,560 cheat. Wisdom will save you from that other woman, another man's 33 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:16,610 wife who tempts you with sweet words. She married when she was 34 00:02:16,610 --> 00:02:20,150 young, but then she left her husband. She forgot the marriage 35 00:02:20,150 --> 00:02:25,220 vows she made before God going into her house leads to death. 36 00:02:25,430 --> 00:02:29,240 She will lead you to the grave, all who hit her lose their life 37 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:33,470 and never return. Wisdom will help you follow the example of 38 00:02:33,470 --> 00:02:37,460 good people and stay on the right path. Honest people will 39 00:02:37,460 --> 00:02:41,330 live in the land in those who do right will remain there, but the 40 00:02:41,330 --> 00:02:45,710 wicked will be forced to leave. Those who lie and cheat will be 41 00:02:45,710 --> 00:02:47,060 thrown out of the land. 42 00:02:47,930 --> 00:02:53,150 Proverbs chapter three. My son Do not forget my teaching, but 43 00:02:53,150 --> 00:02:56,180 let your heart keep My commandments for length of days 44 00:02:56,180 --> 00:03:00,170 and years of life and peace they will add to you. Do not let 45 00:03:00,170 --> 00:03:03,500 Kindness and truth leave you bind them around your neck. 46 00:03:03,860 --> 00:03:07,190 Write them on the tablet of your heart so you will find favor in 47 00:03:07,190 --> 00:03:11,420 good repute in the sight of God and man. Trust in the Lord with 48 00:03:11,420 --> 00:03:15,200 all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In 49 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:18,080 all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths 50 00:03:18,110 --> 00:03:22,850 straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes. Fear the Lord in turn 51 00:03:22,850 --> 00:03:25,970 away from evil. It will be healing to your body and 52 00:03:25,970 --> 00:03:30,080 refreshment to your bones. Honor the Lord from your wealth and 53 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:33,140 from the first of all your produce so your barns will be 54 00:03:33,140 --> 00:03:37,670 filled with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine. My 55 00:03:37,670 --> 00:03:41,120 son do not reject the discipline of the Lord or loathe his 56 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:45,950 reproof, for whom the Lord loves He reproves even as a father 57 00:03:45,950 --> 00:03:50,660 corrects the Son in whom he delights. How blessed is the man 58 00:03:50,660 --> 00:03:54,620 who finds wisdom and the man who gains understanding, for her 59 00:03:54,620 --> 00:03:58,220 profit is better than the profit of silver and her gain better 60 00:03:58,220 --> 00:04:02,870 than find gold. She is more precious than jewels and nothing 61 00:04:02,870 --> 00:04:07,550 you desire compares with her. Long life is in her right hand 62 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:12,440 in her left hand our riches and honor her ways or pleasant ways 63 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:17,090 and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who 64 00:04:17,090 --> 00:04:22,370 take hold of her and Happy are all who hold her fast. The Lord 65 00:04:22,370 --> 00:04:26,360 by wisdom founded the earth by understanding he established the 66 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:30,800 heavens. By His knowledge, the deeps were broken up in the 67 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:35,990 skies drip with dew. My son, let them not vanish from your sight. 68 00:04:36,500 --> 00:04:39,980 Keep sound wisdom and discretion so they will be life to your 69 00:04:39,980 --> 00:04:44,210 soul and adornment to your neck. Then you will walk in your way 70 00:04:44,210 --> 00:04:48,530 securely and your foot will not stumble. When you lie down you 71 00:04:48,530 --> 00:04:52,640 will not be afraid. When you lie down your sleep will be sweet. 72 00:04:53,300 --> 00:04:56,900 Do not be afraid of sudden fear nor of the onslaught of the 73 00:04:56,900 --> 00:05:00,560 wicked when it comes. For the Lord will be your confidence and 74 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:04,400 will keep your foot from being caught. Do not withhold good 75 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:07,730 from those to whom it is due when it is in your power to do 76 00:05:07,730 --> 00:05:12,110 it. Do not say to your neighbor, go and come back and tomorrow I 77 00:05:12,110 --> 00:05:15,920 will give it when you have it with you. Do not devise harm 78 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:19,790 against your neighbor while he lives securely beside you. Do 79 00:05:19,790 --> 00:05:23,150 not contend with a man without cause if he has done you no 80 00:05:23,150 --> 00:05:27,680 harm. Do not envy a man of violence and do not chase any of 81 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:32,540 his ways for the devious are an abomination to the Lord. But he 82 00:05:32,540 --> 00:05:36,200 is intimate with the upright. The Curse of the Lord is on the 83 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:39,260 house of the wicked. But he blesses the dwelling of the 84 00:05:39,260 --> 00:05:44,030 righteous. Though he scoffs at the scoffers yet he gives grace 85 00:05:44,030 --> 00:05:48,650 to the afflicted, the wise will inherit honor, but fools display 86 00:05:48,650 --> 00:05:49,430 dishonor. 87 00:05:54,140 --> 00:05:57,020 Much of the teaching in chapter two and actually most of the 88 00:05:57,020 --> 00:06:01,550 book is directed at one of Solomon's sons. So the teaching 89 00:06:01,550 --> 00:06:04,850 is especially applicable to a young person just starting out 90 00:06:04,850 --> 00:06:08,630 in life. But really, the lessons as noted earlier are good for 91 00:06:08,630 --> 00:06:13,520 everyone. Now, Proverbs three five says, Trust in the Lord 92 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:17,030 with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. 93 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:22,160 Let's talk about that a little bit. Here's a guy Solomon who 94 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:25,820 could very easily be tempted to lean on his own understanding, 95 00:06:25,820 --> 00:06:29,630 if ever there was one like that being as wise as he was being 96 00:06:29,630 --> 00:06:35,060 given wisdom by God himself. But Solomon had evidently learned 97 00:06:35,090 --> 00:06:39,440 that it's better to trust in the Lord with all your heart, then 98 00:06:39,470 --> 00:06:42,500 to lean on your own understanding. Let's face it, 99 00:06:42,500 --> 00:06:46,460 sometimes it is so hard to trust God with our whole heart, right? 100 00:06:46,850 --> 00:06:50,240 Sometimes the bills pile up and we don't see any way out. 101 00:06:50,510 --> 00:06:55,010 Sometimes we are misunderstood or mistreated. tragedy strikes 102 00:06:55,010 --> 00:07:00,290 us or our family, we lose our job. Bad things happen even to 103 00:07:00,290 --> 00:07:04,520 good people. And sometimes we look up and say, God, are you 104 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:09,380 there? Do you see what I'm going through? Why don't you help me? 105 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:14,630 I need you now. And sometimes it seems as though our prayers 106 00:07:14,630 --> 00:07:18,680 aren't heard. It seems as if God has just turned a deaf ear. 107 00:07:19,190 --> 00:07:23,210 Beloved, those are the times when we tend to lean on our own 108 00:07:23,210 --> 00:07:27,170 understanding, right? We take the wheel. After all, 109 00:07:27,170 --> 00:07:30,140 something's got to be done. We've all been through times 110 00:07:30,140 --> 00:07:34,190 like that, haven't we? But it's when life gets hard that God is 111 00:07:34,190 --> 00:07:38,900 giving us an opportunity to grow. Hang in there. Remember 112 00:07:38,900 --> 00:07:43,070 the promises of God? They don't change. And he never fails. 113 00:07:43,250 --> 00:07:47,060 Never. Even in the darkest times of my son's illness. Several 114 00:07:47,060 --> 00:07:51,860 years ago, the lovely lady Liana and I never gave up on God. And 115 00:07:51,890 --> 00:07:56,480 slowly but surely, Stephen recovered. And at every turn, we 116 00:07:56,480 --> 00:08:00,800 prayed and we praised. Now I don't know what you're going 117 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:03,950 through right now. And I don't know what God's plan is for you. 118 00:08:04,370 --> 00:08:08,090 But I do know that trusting in Him with all your heart is 119 00:08:08,090 --> 00:08:15,770 infinitely better than leaning on your own understanding. Well, 120 00:08:15,770 --> 00:08:19,010 beloved, how are you doing on the "leaning not on your own 121 00:08:19,010 --> 00:08:22,250 understanding" front? Is there an area in your life where this 122 00:08:22,250 --> 00:08:25,580 is particularly hard? Tell me about it. Call the Lifespring 123 00:08:25,580 --> 00:08:31,220 family Hotline at plus 1-951-732-8511 Or comment via 124 00:08:31,220 --> 00:08:35,720 boostagram. You can also go to comment.lifespringmedia.com. Or 125 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:39,560 you can email me at Steve at Lifespringmedia.com. I do read 126 00:08:39,560 --> 00:08:42,800 every comment and I just might play your audio comment or read 127 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:46,340 your comment on the show. Let me hear from you. 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