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Proverbs 28:23 KJV — He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

…rebuke is much better.

There’s a way to do it. You’re to speak the truth in love.

But whatever gain you receive today through flattering, you’ll get much more tomorrow through saying what needs to be said and not just what is pleasing to the ear.

Flattery feels good, but rebuke is worth a lot more.

Proverbs 27:23 KJV — Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

How’re they doing? Your flocks and herds?

Do you need to make adjustments? Are they doing well or do they need extra attention?

God is with you to help you.

And He’s given you the power and authority to look, see and make a call of judgement about what you see.

Hebrews 6:12 KJV — That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Inheritance requires a birth, a will and a death.

You’ve got to be born into the world in order to exist.

As an existing being, who has been born into a family, you will be named by virtue of birth or decision into a will.

And in order for you to receive what’s been promised in the will, the one who made the will has to die. Either literally or metaphorically.

There are variations to what I’ve just described, including situations where a person distributes their assets whilst they’re still alive.

But the one thing all inheritances have in common is this: they all take time.

It doesn’t take time to enjoy the inheritance. But receiving the inheritance you’ve been promised takes time.

You’re not being delayed, you’re just walking through the process in time.

Proverbs 25:9 KJV — Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:

“No” isn’t a reason for you to give up.

“No” is the stage where you get to make the sale for a “yes”.

Jesus paid the price on a ticket called “victory”.

You just need to show up with your mouth…your arguments/words/sales pitch…to claim it.

Make the sale. The victory is yours.

Proverbs 24:10 KJV — If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.

Via Winston Churchill:

“We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this Island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God’s good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the Old.”

Proverbs 23:1 KJV — When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:

The phrase “Consider diligently” is a translation of one Hebrew word repeated twice.

Bîn, bîn.

Consider. Pay attention. Be attentive. Keep your wits about you. Observe. Notice what’s going on. Be alert to the details. See what’s happening. See the connections, themes, symmetry and poetry. Know the number and nature of everything you see, and everything you don’t see (with your eyes). See the history. See the chemistry. See the geometry. Observe the sequence of events.

And then do that twice over.

That’s how much effort or energy you need to have when you’re in the presence of a ruler.

Mark 4:35 KJV — And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.

Jesus starts by speaking the end from the beginning. He declares, with authority, His hope and expectation that they would pass over unto the other side.

These are not idle words.

This is not a wish or a New Year’s resolution.

In saying, “let us”, Jesus is declaring that which He desires to have.

And even with a great storm coming against the fulfillment of that which was spoken, Jesus has exactly what He was believing for.

That’s how you do it.

Proverbs 21:14 KJV — A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.

This could be a bribe.

This could also be something of value that you give in secret in order to create connection and intimacy in your relationship with the other person.

Powerful things happen when you do things in secret.

1 Corinthians 6:17 KJV — But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

Not your spouse, or your kids, or your pastor, or your parents, or your family, or your career, or your aspirations, or your dreams, or those disappointments, or dashed expectations, or disillusionment, or the trauma…

You are one spirit with the Lord.

Nothing is between you.

Nothing else needs to approve of you in order for you to have relationship with Him.

You’re in the Holy of holies, alone, with the Creator of the Universe.

Everyone and everything else is outside of that.

Proverbs 19:16 KJV — He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.

Keep the Word as part of your budget, and you’ll keep it in your heart.

Time and money spent in the Word is a worthwhile investment.