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Kept

For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

Proverbs 23:18

Reading:

Proverbs 23:17-35

“Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long” (Proverbs 23:17).

Why ever would I envy sinners?!

“For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags” (Proverbs 23:21).

Might my definitions of gluttony and laziness be too narrow…to my “advantage”?

Is “responsible drinking” forbidden here or elsewhere in the Scriptures?

When might it be permissible for a Christian to drink wine?

What is the delusion of “strong drink”?

How is this even an applicable lesson to me or to my congregation?!

[The Scriptures say in Proverbs 23:17 -- Be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long]
from Proverbs 23:17

Reading:

1 Peter 1:13-25

To be nonconformed, be conformed.

Can you explain that statement?

Maybe this will help:

“As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance” (1 Peter 1:14).

Now get personal with five more questions to chew:

  1. After what or whom do I model my life?
  2. Have I excused or ignored any unholiness in me recently?
  3. How practical and liveable is my hope?
  4. Am I taking an active, purposeful role in the purifying of my soul?
  5. Just how eternal is my day-to-day value system?

Over six years ago I wrote The Christian’s Lively Hope (based in part on 1 Peter 1:13-21).

[The Scriptures say in 1 Peter 1:24 -- All the glory of man]
from 1 Peter 1:24