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*DAILY DEW 21/AUGUST/2024*
*DILIGENTLY SEEK GOOD*
_Key Bible Text:_
*He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.* Proverbs 11:27 (KJV)
_Bible Insight_
Proverbs 11:27 If your goals are good, you will be respected, but if you are looking for trouble, that is what you will get. (GNB)
Proverbs 11:27 He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it. (BBE)
Proverbs 11:27 Try hard to do right, and you will win friends; go looking for trouble, and you will find it. (CEV)
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Try hard, make it goal, to seek for good and do it with all your heart. Never allow anything or anyone to discourage you.
In a world where it seems wickedness pay, be determine to be a die hard good doer whether recognized, appreciated or rewarded or not.
_MEDITATION:_
*"Proverbs 11:27 The one who seeks good finds delight; the student of evil becomes evil. (The Message)."*
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*DAILY DEW 20/AUGUST/2024*
*Givers vs Takers* (3)
_Key Bible Text:_
*He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.* Proverbs 11:26 (KJV)
_Bible Insight_
Proverbs 11:26 People curse someone who hoards grain, waiting for a higher price, but they praise the one who puts it up for sale. (GNB)
Proverbs 11:26 He who keeps back grain will be cursed by the people; but a blessing will be on the head of him who lets them have it for a price. (BBE)
Proverbs 11:26 Charge too much for grain, and you will be cursed; sell it at a fair price, and you will be praised. (CEV)
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Even in negotiation, strive to be fair. Don't seek to take advantage of the other. This applies to the seller or vendor as well as the buyer. Be fair.
Capitalism can breed greed but it is left for each individual to ensure they don't exploit others in the name of business. Deliver value and you will earn good profit.
_MEDITATION:_
*"Proverbs 11:26 Curses on those who drive a hard bargain! Blessings on all who play fair and square! (The Message)."*
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*DAILY DEW 19/AUGUST/2024*
*Givers vs Takers* (2)
_Key Bible Text:_
*The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.* Proverbs 11:25 (KJV)
_Bible Insight_
Proverbs 11:25 Be generous, and you will be prosperous. Help others, and you will be helped. (GNB)
Proverbs 11:25 He who gives blessing will be made fat, but the curser will himself be cursed. (BBE)
Proverbs 11:25 Generosity will be rewarded: Give a cup of water, and you will receive a cup of water in return. (CEV)
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The world has a way of trying to make good people look foolish. But God is committed to his word. Be a diligent follower or doer of the word.
Be a giver, rather than a taker. Be interested in being a blessing, a helper and a lifter of others. The seed you sow, will bear fruits that will in turn establish you. God will see to it. Amen.
_MEDITATION:_
*"Proverbs 11:25 The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed; those who help others are helped. (The Message)."*
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*DAILY DEW 18/AUGUST/2024*
*Givers vs Takers*
_Key Bible Text:_
*There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.* Proverbs 11:24 (KJV)
_Bible Insight_
Proverbs 11:24 Some people spend their money freely and still grow richer. Others are cautious, and yet grow poorer. (GNB)
Proverbs 11:24 A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need. (BBE)
Proverbs 11:24 Sometimes you can become rich by being generous or poor by being greedy. (CEV)
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By generosity grow your world to become larger. Give of your time, wisdom, resources, money, etc. Don't spare yourself.
The stingy limits and shrinks his world by his inability to give. Don't be like that.
_MEDITATION:_
*"Proverbs 11:24 The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller. (The Message)."*
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*DAILY DEW 17/AUGUST/2024*
*Righteous vs Wicked*
_Key Bible Text:_
*The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.* Proverbs 11:23 (KJV)
_Bible Insight_
Proverbs 11:23 The desires of good people lead straight to the best, but wicked ambition ends in angry frustration. (The Message)
Proverbs 11:23 What good people want always results in good; when the wicked get what they want, everyone is angry. (GNB)
Proverbs 11:23 The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer. (BBE)
Proverbs 11:23 Good people want what is best, but troublemakers hope to stir up trouble. (CEV)
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Imagine a table, with "Righteous" & "Wicked" on each side of the divide.
Under the righteous column you are going go have good works like kindness, love, mercy, patience, diligence, prayerfulness etc
Under the wicked column, you are going to have things like, anger, hatred, envy, jealousy, backbiting, evil desires, etc
When you see the wicked, their works will show it. It does not end well in the end. But the righteous is known by the consistent good works and the good results that follow.
_MEDITATION:_
*"By their fruits you will identify and differentiate the righteous from the wicked."*
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*DAILY DEW 16/AUGUST/2024*
*Without Discretion*
_Key Bible Text:_
*As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.* Proverbs 11:22 (KJV)
_Bible Insight_
Proverbs 11:22 Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful face on an empty head. (The Message)
Proverbs 11:22 Beauty in a woman without good judgment is like a gold ring in a pig's snout. (GNB)
Proverbs 11:22 Like a ring of gold in the nose of a pig, is a beautiful woman who has no sense. (BBE)
Proverbs 11:22 A beautiful woman who acts foolishly is like a gold ring on the snout of a pig. (CEV)
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The point is, beauty without sense is dirty and an anticlimax. It is a strategic minus. It is not a place to be.
Luckily, unlike beauty, sense can be built or developed. Beauty is primarily a fact of nature but being sensible or wise is a function of nurture.
_MEDITATION:_
*"When you make the development of discretion your goal, you become even more beautiful or handsome."*
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*DAILY DEW 15/AUGUST/2024*
*Shun Wickedness*
_Key Bible Text:_
*Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.* Proverbs 11:21 (KJV)
_Bible Insight_
Proverbs 11:21 Count on this: The wicked won't get off scot-free, and God's loyal people will triumph. (The Message)
Proverbs 11:21 You can be sure that evil people will be punished, but the righteous will escape. (GNB)
Proverbs 11:21 Certainly the evil-doer will not go free from punishment, but the seed of the upright man will be safe. (BBE)
Proverbs 11:21 You can be sure of this: All crooks will be punished, but God's people won't. (CEV)
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We are quick to excuse ourselves as not being wicked. Assuming that we are correct, the question is, do we know what God considers as wickenedss?
Do we know how God deals with wicked acts?
Do we know what God thinks about the things we dismiss as non-wickedness?
I think this calls for introspection so we don't run foul of God's expectations in this regards.
_MEDITATION:_
*"If you take pride in wickedness, remember that God will not excuse you- your punishment will catch up with you if you don't repent."*
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*DAILY DEW 14/AUGUST/2024*
*Good Work Beats Bad Work* (3)
_Key Bible Text:_
*They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.* Proverbs 11:20 (KJV)
_Bible Insight_
Proverbs 11:20 GOD can't stand deceivers, but oh how he relishes integrity. (The Message)
Proverbs 11:20 The LORD hates evil-minded people, but loves those who do right. (GNB)
Proverbs 11:20 The uncontrolled are hated by the Lord, but those whose ways are without error are his delight. (BBE)
Proverbs 11:20 The LORD hates sneaky people, but he likes everyone who lives right! (CEV)
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GOD hates evil minded people! You will never get the best of God being evil.
On the reverse, God takes delight in those who live right! Make a conscious decision to do what is right. That's how to be a friend of God!
_MEDITATION:_
*"In a world where people repay good with evil, God is bent on taking delight in those who do good nonetheless"*
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*DAILY DEW 13/AUGUST/2024*
*Good Work Beats Bad Work* (2)
_Key Bible Text:_
*As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.* Proverbs 11:19 (KJV)
_Bible Insight_
Proverbs 11:19 Take your stand with God's loyal community and live, or chase after phantoms of evil and die. (The Message)
Proverbs 11:19 Anyone who is determined to do right will live, but anyone who insists on doing wrong will die. (GNB)
Proverbs 11:19 So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself. (BBE)
Proverbs 11:19 Always do the right thing, and you will live; keep on doing wrong, and you will die! (CEV)
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Good works or righteousness brings in life but bad works brings in death and destruction.
At the end of the day, God himself rewards good works. So keep being good. It pays both on the long run and sooner than you think.
_MEDITATION:_
*"The devil tricks us to think that righteousness doesn't pay. Don't buy that lie"*
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