Listen to and live according to the instructions of your Father in heaven

 Rev. 1 v 8 & 9 HCSB Read Rev. 1 v 8 - 19

Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and don’t reject your mother’s teaching, for they will be a garland of grace on your head and a gold chain around your neck.

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Biblical proverbs reveal God's will just as the prophets do with divine pronouncements and just as the priest does by presenting God's law and his precepts to the people.

 Someone once said, “So if you want to learn wisdom about God's will, read a chapter from Proverbs every day.” There are 31 chapters, so one chapter for each day of the month.

 Proverbs teaches us in a very practical way, feet on the ground how God wants us to live. So in today's passage Proverbs 1 v 8 - 19 we learn that you need to think carefully about your life choices. The practical example used here is the choice to rob and kill. Do not be seduced by seductive talk, for it robs you of your conscience. Your health can suffer and you can even lose your life. This, of course, applies to any injustice committed in life. In the end, it only has detrimental consequences.

 Our sinful nature wants to make the above wrong choices. To make the right choice, you must seek the will of God. You can only do this when you believe in Jesus Christ as your only Savior and Redeemer so that you can be born again of the Holy Spirit.

 Be a child of the LORD. Confess that you are lost because of your sin and misery. Believe that Jesus Christ is your Savior and Redeemer. Listen to and live according to the instructions of your Father in heaven.

Amen