Proverbs 22

Thank you for your prayers for me and our church.  What a week!  Yesterday afternoon and early this morning God allowed me to complete the message for Sunday.  You might remember what I taught last Sunday about waiting for wisdom.  God was checking to make sure I practice what I preach.

Wise is the man or woman who remembers the teaching of verse 1 during a compromising situation.  How sad that so many have sacrificed their good name for riches.  Sitting in a jail cell or going through a bankruptcy, they realize the wisdom of this verse.

Many of us are living the fulfillment of verse 6.  We sowed our wild oats but couldn’t run from the training and truth of the Gospel we received as a child.

I’m so proud to be a part of GC.  You are living verse 9.  We asked you to help needy families in our church and in the area, to date you have donated over $500 in gift cards and cash.  We’ve also collected a ton of can goods.  We hope to deliver them this week to 4 families in our church who are having a hard time buying a Thanksgiving meal.  Anything left over will be given to the local food pantry.  Thank you for your generosity.  You will be blessed.

In this economy, we need to remember and obey verse 7 and verses 26-27.  The failure to obey these verses is one of the reasons our country and our economy is in such disarray.  I don’t want to be an “I told you so” guy, and I certainly don’t think God is one.  Instead, let’s put the past behind us and make a commitment to be financially wise in the future.  Let’s make a commitment to get out of debt and stay out of debt.

Have a great day.  I look forward to worshipping with you tomorrow.