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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER"><b>Jim
& Marie Watt</b></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b>WEEK 27 - JUL
1-7 - PROVERBS - WORDS TO RULE LIFE</b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">JUL
</font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">1. 3:5-6 (1-7) A
FATHER'S COUNSEL, WARNING AND WISDOM.</font> “Trust in Jehovah
with all your heart, And lean not upon your own understanding: <font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">6</font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">
</font>In all your ways acknowledge him, And he will direct your
path.” (ASV ‘01) <font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"> </font></b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-weight:normal">Father,
we would have You reign over us in Messiah. We would be Your obedient
sons and daughters by faith. “Reign in me! Sovereign Lord, Reign in
me. Captivate my heart; Let Your Kingdom come; Establish </span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><u><span style="font-weight:normal">there</span></u></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-weight:normal">
Your Throne; Let Your will be done! </span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i>Hallowed
be your :name.</i></font></b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">JULY
</font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">2. 9:10 (8-9) WISDOM'S
CALL. </font> “The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And
the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” </b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-weight:normal">Yes
Father, You make us clean through Your fear! You hold us back from
sin through Your fear! Lord, Your fear is </span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><u><span style="font-weight:normal">clean</span></u></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-weight:normal">,
enduring forever. </span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i>Your
:kingdom come</i></font><i>.</i></b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">JUL
</font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">3. 16:32 (10-20)
CONTRASTING PROVERBS. </font> “He that is slow to anger is better
than the mighty; And he that rules his spirit, than he that takes a
city.” </b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-weight:normal">Father,
You reveal that self-control is better than valor! The fruit of the
Spirit exceeds in value the gifts of the Spirit. Love is a more
excellent way! We choose what You choose. </span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i>Your
:will be done, As in heaven, so on earth.</i></font></b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">JUL
</font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">4. 22:6 (21-24) MAXIMS
AND COUNSELS. </font> “Train up a child in the way he should go,
And even when he is old he will not depart from it.” </b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-weight:normal">Father,
let us not be naive concerning this truth: it has a condition within
it that requires the best from fathers and mothers. Forgive us as
parents wherein we have failed our sons and daughters in this regard,
and may they be inclined to forgive us our trespasses and
shortcomings. </span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i>Our
:daily :bread Give us this day.</i></font></b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">JULY
</font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">5. 25:28 (25-29)
SOLOMON: COPIED BY HEZEKIAH. </font> “He whose spirit is without
restraint is <i>like</i><span style="font-style:normal"> a city that
is broken down and without walls.” </span></b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">Father,
let this truth sink down deep into our hearts. An undisciplined
person is defenseless against the enemy: - in deception we move
without armor! O, help us rectify such deception! </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i>And
forgive us our :debts, As we also have forgiven our :debtors.</i></font></b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal">JUL
</span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal">6.
30:5-6 (30:1-33) WORDS OF AGUR. </span></font><span style="font-style:normal">
“</span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>Every word of God is
tried</u></span><span style="font-style:normal">: He is a shield
unto them that take refuge in him. </span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-style:normal">6</span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal">
</span></font><span style="font-style:normal">Add not unto his
words, Lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.” </span></b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">Father
Your Word is complete! It is sufficient for our every need. We cannot
add to it, nor take away from it. It is the Sword of the Spirit! </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i>And
bring us not into temptation.</i></font></b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal">JUL
</span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal">7.
31:23, 26 (31:1-31) WORDS OF A MOTHER AND THE IDEAL WIFE.</span></font><span style="font-style:normal">
“Her </span><span style="font-style:normal">husband is known in
the gates, When he sits among the elders of the land. </span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-style:normal">26
</span></font><span style="font-style:normal">She opens her mouth
with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.” </span></b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">Father,
a prudent wife is from You! She is a gift for husband and children.
The fruit of her worth is known through her words. She is a gift from
You! </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i>But
deliver us from the evil </i></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal">one.</span></font></b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><u><b><span style="font-style:normal">NOTE</span></b></u><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">:
</span></span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">What
a fitting close to a great book of wisdom. Job 29 depicts the ideal
man. Surely he as an elder in the gate praised his wife, and taught
his children to praise their mother!</span></span></span></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">Many
mature and strong believers read a chapter of Proverbs every day.
This book is then covered twelve times in a year. You will become a
person of wise counsel as you immerse yourself in these truths.</span></span></span></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">How
God has honored us with this book! It is </span></span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">the
</span></span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">highest
gift for parents, especially for fathers and their sons.</span></span></span></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">God
used Solomon to write 3 of the books of the Bible. He wrote “Song
of Solomon,” in his young years, illustrating “Bridal Love”,
especially the love of Christ for His Church!</font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">He
wrote Proverbs in his later years, with all the wisdom fathers need
in raising their children.</font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal">He
wrote Ecclesiastes in his latest years, after he had “blown it.”
My oldest son at </span><span style="font-style:normal">10</span><span style="font-style:normal">
asked me, “Dad - how can people say that Solomon was the wisest of
men, when he married 700 wives and had 300 concubines?” Solomon
indeed was foolish in this regard, and most disobedient to God. His
wives led him away from God, and he joined them in worshiping their
idols - their false gods. He came to his senses in his last years,
and ends up with these two wise verses - Ecclesiastes:12:13-14, </span><font size="3"><span style="font-style:normal"><b>“</b></span></font><font size="3"><i><b>This
is </b></i></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style:normal"><b>the
end of the matter; all has been heard: Fear God, and keep his
commandments; for this is the whole </b></span></font><font size="3"><i><b>duty</b></i></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style:normal"><b>
of man. </b></span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-style:normal"><b>14</b></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style:normal"><b>
For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing,
whether it be good, or whether it be evil.”</b></span></font><span style="font-style:normal"><b>
</b></span><span style="font-style:normal">This is a serious
concluding word - but absolutely true. We shall </span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>all</u></span><span style="font-style:normal">
appear before the judgment seat of Christ at His return, to answer to
Him for the deeds done in our body, whether good or evil. When the
apostle Paul reasoned of these things before the Roman governor
Felix, he trembled, sensing the truth of Paul's words</span></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">I
know many fathers who read the book of Proverbs a chapter a day each
month. It is distilled wisdom for child-rearing! He who meditates
earnestly like Joshua, David, Jeremiah and Timothy on these words of
God through Solomon, will benefit in practical matters beyond belief.
- But like Joshua, David and Timothy, may all such meditation lead to
</span></span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">doing</span></span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
what has been read and meditated upon! Jesus said -</span></span></span></font><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
</span></span></span><b><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">“Blessed
is the man who hears and </span></span><u><span style="font-style:normal">does</span></u><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
the words you have heard of Me!” Matthew 7:24 (7:24-27). </span></span></b></font></font>
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