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Proverbs 14:7 KJV — Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
When you hear the alarm bell, head for the fire exit.
When you hear the absence of knowledge, head for the exit.
You may still exist in the same space as a foolish person. But you don’t need to present the straightforward version of yourself to the foolish person.
Pay attention to the alarm bells and move accordingly.
Revelation 13:8 KJV — And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
From the moment that the first man, Adam decided to disobey God, our nature was corrupted through us being disconnected from God through sin. Sort of the way a daisy begins to die the moment it is plucked from the ground (its element).
As a result, we live in a world corrupted by sin, inhabited by people who have chosen to reject God, and choose to live life in whatever way seems best to them.
God is not the puppet master who is making you, or me, or anyone else choose to reject His plans and purpose for our lives. We’re the ones doing that.
But the great news is that whilst God isn’t a puppet master, He is a Grandmaster (like the ones you find in Chess, but only far Greater).
God foresaw man choosing to reject Him, which is why He created the plan of sending Jesus to die for us, even before He had created anything.
Proverbs 13:6 KJV — Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
Upright in the way = Trusting in the finished work of Jesus.
Our righteousness in the new covenant is not based on what we do, but is based on what Jesus has already done for us.
Don’t try to earn what God has given as a free gift.
2 Timothy 2:1 KJV — Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
Let yourself be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
There is strength and provision available in your spirit.
So by faith, decide to let yourself be strengthened.
Ephesians 6:11 KJV — Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
It’s the armour of God, as in God’s armour.
But also, the armour is God.
You are clothe yourself with the whole revelation of God that you have.
The revelation that you have of God through the Word is what covers you and arms you for battle.
You’ve got it. But you need to wrap yourself – Bury yourself – within the whole revelation of God.
When your identity is hidden within the revelation of God, you’re not available to be exposed to the wiles of the devil.
Proverbs 10:4 KJV — He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Maketh. It’s a process and a promise.
If you’ll apply yourself with diligence, you will be made rich.
Hebrews 11:8 KJV — By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
Toiling leads to a wage based on your effort.
Resting leads to an inheritance based on God’s effort.
Which system do you want to operate in?
The smartest thing you can do is give up your wage in order to receive all of God as an inheritance.
Proverbs 26:13 KJV — The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Of course there’s a lion in the way.
He’s out there trying to scare you away from what God has already given you. That lion is out to steal, kill and destroy what’s yours.
Go kill that lion and get your stuff.
Proverbs 8:22 KJV — The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
In the beginning was the Word (Wisdom), before any of the works of creation that followed.
Word before works.
That’s the order.
Romans 4:19 KJV — And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb:
Considering your flesh, in the process of receiving the promises of God, weakens your faith.
Fix your eyes on the promise and the promise giver.