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Proverbs is practical wisdom, showing us what we can do to get on in this puzzling world without losing our way and ending in disaster. Whether or not we ever come to solve the problems aired in the other two books, we can still come to terms with this world. We don't have to opt out and spend the whole of our lives thinking. We can get on with living in the real world, conquer our limitations and get along with other people.
No book gives us more help in this than Proverbs. House and Durham: By God's grace, the book of Proverbs enables each of us to have God's insight on how to live lives that will glorify Him; how to build up others; and how to be at peace with ourselves.
Following its precepts will bring success in business and in the home. Through heeding its advice, we can avoid those regrettable pitfalls that can make life so difficult. If we listen to God's wisdom, we will experience joy and laughter rather than feeling the sorrow and despair that are so much a part of those who heed the . No stone is left unturned; no path not taken. The only issue in question is whether we will consider its ways and follow its advice. Stedman: Life is simply too big for us to handle by ourselves. No matter how good the advice seems to be, if it isn't consistent with what God has told us, it is not to be trusted.
And that is the conclusion that is reached through these opening chapters. Chapters 8 and 9 personify the two ways of life. Wisdom is seen as a beautiful woman, calling those who follow her to come away into the place of victory and achievement and success in life, while folly, or foolishness, which thinks everything it does is right in its own eyes, is personified as an evil woman - - attractive, alluring, tempting us to step aside into death.
It is a marvelously- beautiful poetic passage. Mouser: Two mistakes Christians make in interpreting proverbs: 1) Some Christians read the proverbs as if they were inflexible laws of God's creation, admitting no exceptions and 2) Christians will sometimes confuse proverbs with promises.
He put all the resources of this world to the test to see just what they would do for man. His proverbs are not, therefore, mere bits of theory, like many wise words we see; they were all wrought out in the crucible of actual experience. Some of his words mark dangers: .
To ponder them and to follow their instruction is to live well and grandly. It is wonderful also that while Solomon himself wandered so far from God, there is not in all his writings a single word that excuses his sins. Everywhere he points away from the wrong path and to the right.
Proverbs 1: 1- 9 Focus on Fairness Our Daily Bread. During the past 1. Major League Baseball, only 2.
On June 2, 2. 01. Armando Galarraga of the Detroit Tigers would have been number 2. The video replay showed the truth. Even though the umpire later acknowledged his error and apologized to Galarraga, the call made on the field could not be changed. Through it all, Galarraga remained calm, expressed sympathy for the umpire, and never criticized him.
Armando’s refusal to retaliate amazed fans, players, and sportswriters alike. If we insist on fair treatment for ourselves, we can become angry and frustrated. But when we embrace the Bible’s wisdom, we will seek the welfare of others. Proverbs calls us “to perceive the words of understanding, to receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, judgment, and equity” (1: 2- 3). Oswald Chambers said of our personal dealings with others, “Never look for justice, but never cease to give it; and never allow anything you meet with to sour your relationship to men through Jesus Christ.”When we experience unfairness, it is our privilege and responsibility as followers of Christ to respond with honesty and integrity, doing what is right, just, and fair. How others handle justice. May not be up to me; But when I react to others,I must show integrity.
The party- hearty attitude seems driven by the belief that the groom will soon be married and have to settle down to a life of domestic boredom. Not long ago, one of my nephews got married.
The best man planned a get- together for Joel, but with a refreshing difference. Those invited were asked to bring some thoughts to share that would help him in this new chapter of life. When I arrived at the informal breakfast, I found a cheerful spirit of camaraderie. Fathers, uncles, brothers, and friends were animated in lively discussion. The father of the bride and the father of the groom were asked to share their advice on what they had learned in their own Christian marriage. Their thoughts were personal, realistic, and biblical. The book of Proverbs mirrors this kind of mentoring in facing life’s challenges and rewards.
His legs seemed too thin and spindly to hold him against the current of the river. His patched and discolored waders looked older than he was. His fishing vest was tattered and held together with safety pins; his ancient hat was battered and sweat- stained; his antiquated fly rod was scarred and taped. I watched as he worked his way upstream to a patch of quiet water and began to cast. Then I took notice! He was fishing the same water I had fished earlier in the day and catching trout where I had caught none.
Here was a man who could teach me a thing or two. All I had to do was ask. We gain insight when we listen to those who have gone before and who know more than we do—insight we miss when our pride stands in the way. We're able to learn from others when we humble ourselves and acknowledge how little we know. Willingness to learn is a mark of those who are truly wise.
Consider our Lord as a young boy, . Proverbs 1: 5 says that . Roper. There's so much wisdom to be learned,So many ways for me to grow,Lord, I would listen like a child,And learn what You would have me know. De Haan. If you think you know everything,you have a lot to learn. Proverbs 1: 5 J R Miller. The wise man never ceases to be a learner. He never gets to a point where he feels satisfied with his attainments.
Many a man, who starts out with great promise in early life, by and by loses his energy and fails of his early hope, because in the elation of his first successes he stopped learning, and then growth was at an end, and when growth stops decay begins. An old artist had for his motto: . Every day he would add one line, at least, to his knowledge and attainment.
There could be no better motto for any life, young or old. Every day we should learn something we did not know before, add some new fact to our store of knowledge. Every day we should get some new lesson into our life, learn at some point to live better. This applies to secular life - there should be daily progress in the business or profession we pursue. It also needs to apply to spiritual life - no day should be without its added line of likeness to Christ.
Proverbs 1: 1- 9 — Do The Right Thing — Our Daily Bread. Management expert Peter Drucker once wrote that too often people focus on efficiency (doing things right), instead of on effectiveness (doing the right thing).
Working on the right things is what makes ? Solomon wrote his proverbs so that his son would “receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, judgment, and equity.” Or, as one translation puts it, to acquire “a disciplined and prudent life, doing what is right and just and fair” (Proverbs 1: 3 NIV). Through His Word and the guidance of the Holy Spirit, God will teach us what is right and enable us to do it.
Our most important task is doing what is grounded in “justice, judgment, and equity.”Today, by God’s wisdom and power, let’s do the right thing. Where would they have been had it not been for their praying, Spirit- led mothers? Think of Augustine, John Newton, and the zealous Wesleys; their names may never have lighted the pages of history had it not been for the blessed influence of godly mothers! The simple prayers from our infant lips were but echoes from our mother’s heart. Can we ever forget the soft caresses of those hands of blessing on our heads as we knelt by our beds? Can we fail to remember her night vigils, her seasons of intercession, her well- marked Bible, and her words of admonition? Her actions spoke eloquently of Him who taught us of the greater love of God.
What a tragedy to neglect the counsel of a godly mother! What eternal consequences to reject her God! If you have wandered from her teaching, turn to Christ before it is too late and make sure of meeting her in heaven. When Mother prayed, she found sweet rest,When Mother prayed, her soul was blest; Her heart and mind on Christ were stayed,And God was there when Mother prayed! Insight is all too rare. For insight goes beyond information to discern underlying truths.”Today, we are long on information and short on insight.
Television offers scores of channels. Encyclopedias and world atlases are on compact disks (CDs). Online databases give us the temperature in Hong Kong and the baseball score in Birmingham. We’re wired and tired from trying to grasp the meaning of all we know. Years ago, a friend encouraged me to read a chapter from Proverbs each day. One chapter each day takes me through this marvelous book of God’s wisdom every month.
For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding” (Prov. One chapter of Proverbs every day. Try it this month and see how God’s Word will give you the wisdom to transform information into insight.
US Supreme Court Gives Total Liability Shield to Big Drug Companies. A U. S. Supreme Court decision has just given drug companies total liability protection for injuries and deaths caused by government mandated vaccines. The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) called the decision a .
The court decision leaves parents with no way to hold vaccine makers accountable and no feasible way to get compensation for the injuries suffered by their children; furthermore, the decision removes all financial incentive for multi- national drug companies to make vaccines as safe as they can be. According to EON. Court of Claims, which administers the federal vaccine injury compensation program created by the 1. Act that has turned away two out of three plaintiffs. Her attorneys then sued in civil court, providing evidence that Wyeth- Lederle had the technology to produce a less reactive, purified pertussis vaccine but declined to do so. Hannah, now 1. 9, showed no symptoms of a seizure disorder before the vaccination, and a multitude of tests haven't indicated any other cause.
Seizure disorders used to be listed on the Vaccine Injury Table, which is used by the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, but the listing was removed a month before the Bruesewitzes originally filed a vaccine injury petition in April 1. Guest Commentary by Barbara Loe Fisher. On February 2. 2, 2. U. S. Supreme Court shielded drug companies from all liability for harm caused by vaccines mandated by government when companies could have made a safer vaccine. From now on, drug companies selling vaccines in America will not be held accountable by a jury of our peers in a court of law if those vaccines brain damage us but could have been made less toxic. If you get paralyzed by a flu shot or your child has a serious reaction to a vaccine required for school and becomes learning disabled, epileptic, autistic, asthmatic, diabetic or mentally retarded, you are on your own. From now on – unless we stand up and draw the line on vaccine mandates - the government can legally use police powers to force every American to get hundreds of vaccinations or be punished while those, who are hurt by vaccination, can be more easily swept under the rug and left to fend for themselves.
Big Pharma Blackmailed Congress in 1. To understand how this happened, we have to turn the clock back to 1. That is when four big drug companies (Merck, Wyeth, Lederle, Connaught) blackmailed Congress by threatening to stop selling vaccines in America unless a law was passed giving them complete immunity from prosecution. The pharmaceutical industry knew they were in big trouble because the old, crude whooping cough vaccine in the DPT shot was causing brain inflammation and death in many children; 2.
Americans were filing lawsuits to hold drug companies responsible for the safety of their products. On February 2. 3, 2. Supreme Court blocked lawsuits against drug companies for failing to make vaccines safer, they cleared the way for lawsuits against car manufacturers for failing to make seat belts safer. Civil Liability is a Consumer Protection.
Civil liability is a consumer protection. In the past, civil liability has protected us from wealthy tobacco corporations selling cigarettes that were once endorsed by doctors and the U. S. 2. 52. 6Civil liability has protected us from defective cars and toys and food and drugs that have passed federal licensing and safety standards. Civil liability put pressure on drug companies to develop and license a less toxic pertussis vaccine in 1. Civil liability put pressure on federal health agencies to replace use of a contaminated, neurotoxic polio vaccine that can paralyze people with one that cannot.
Parents in 1. 98. Opposed Total Liability Shield.
Thirty years ago the wealthiest and most powerful industry lobbying on Capitol Hill and in state legislatures – the multi- billion dollar pharmaceutical industry - tried very hard to get total liability protection for every vaccine that government regulates, recommends and mandates. The only difference is that three decades ago, government officials were ordering doctors to give children 2. The parent co- founders of the National Vaccine Information Center worked with Congress back in the early 1. Law: Pharma Liability Was the Safety Net.
Parents successfully argued that, if Congress was going to give drug companies partial liability protection through the creation of a federal vaccine injury compensation alternative to a lawsuit, then language had to be written into the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1. Continued civil liability was the safety net for American consumers in that law. Continued civil liability was the leverage that gave some financial incentive for drug companies to make vaccines safer and gave some political incentive for government officials to award federal compensation to the vaccine injured. Now, six activist Supreme Court judges have ripped the liability safety net from the U. S. Only Justices Sotomayor and Ginsburg, in an accurate and brilliant dissenting opinion, stood up for the people. Every American Pays Surcharge on Every Vaccination.
Now it will be much easier for employees in government health agencies and the U. S. Department of Justice and the Vaccine Court to deny vaccine victims federal compensation, which 3. Americans pay for through a surcharge on each one of the annual flu shots and the dozens of doses of vaccines public health officials say we all should get. There is $3 billion dollars waiting to be awarded in the Vaccine Injury Trust Fund, which has already been raided by federal agencies dragging vaccine victims through years of litigation and looking for ways to deny vaccine risks. Vaccinations from Birth to Death. The Supreme Court has now given the drug industry and evangelistic doctors a green light to lobby legislators to require every American, who lives to be 7. That does not include use of any of the hundreds of new vaccines now being developed by drug companies with government approval that will be required in the future - whether those vaccines are necessary or not; whether the vaccines work or not; whether the vaccines are dangerous or not and whether the people want to use the vaccines or not.
This is not public health. This is exploitation of a captive people by a pharmaceutical industry seeking unlimited profits and by doctors in positions of authority, who have never seen a vaccine they did not want to mandate. It is a drug company stockholder's dream, a health care consumer's worst nightmare and a prescription for tyranny.
Americans Forced to Get More Vaccines than Anyone in World. Americans are required by law to use more vaccines than any other nation in the world. In no other country – not in Canada, 4. United Kingdom, 4. Australia, 4. 6 New Zealand, 4. Netherlands, 4. 8 Germany, 4. Japan 5. 0 or in any other country – are citizens subjected to mandatory use of dozens of doses of vaccines under the threat of being denied a public education and health insurance and employment.
There is no other word for this but tyranny. Vaccines are Pharmaceutical Products Vaccines are pharmaceutical products that carry a risk of injury or death, a risk that can be greater for some than others. If a vaccine is effective, then those choosing to use that vaccine will have nothing to fear from those who make another health care choice. If a vaccine is not effective, then consumers are being asked to take two risks: a risk they will be harmed and a risk the vaccine will not work at all. That is not a product that should be legally required, especially when doctors cannot predict ahead of time who will be harmed by a vaccine and there is no civil liability for the company selling it, the person giving it or the government official mandating it.
No liability? No accountability? No mandates. Stand Up for Health Freedom! If corporations are in business to make money; if doctors can make mistakes; if judges can get it wrong; if what is considered scientific truth today can turn out to be not true tomorrow; and if nobody is held accountable in the civil justice system for vaccines that could have been made safer, then now is the time for all Americans to stand up for health freedom in this great nation of ours. There is no freedom more fundamental than the human right to be free to decide what risks we are wiling to take with our lives or our children's lives. Join NVIC: Help Us Help You. Please join with the non- profit National Vaccine Information Center, the largest, oldest and most experienced vaccine safety and informed consent watchdog in America.
Help us help you stand up for your right to know and freedom to choose which vaccines that you consider necessary, safe and effective enough to use. Help us defend every American's right to seek justice in a civil court of law when vaccines cause harm - or do not work - so that reactive and ineffective vaccines are forced off the market. Protect Vaccine Exemptions in Your State. Vaccine laws are state laws. Sign up for our free Advocacy Portal at www. NVICAdvocacy. org that will teach you how to participate effectively in the democratic legislative process and defend vaccine exemptions in your state laws.
Educate your elected representatives about why it is so important to include strong consumer protections and informed consent rights in all public health laws. Donate $1. 0 and NVIC Receives $3.
Defend Freedom. Please make a donation – large or small – to NVIC. Because for every dollar you donate by March 3. THREE dollars will be donated to NVIC by a courageous and compassionate American, who has pledged to expand national public education and state based advocacy programs. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to be part of building an effective, well- organized nationwide campaign to take back our freedom to make voluntary vaccination choices. We Cannot Be Afraid. There is no time to waste. If we don't learn from history, we will repeat it.