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Meditation

Reader,

Today's verses paint a picture of an endlessly generous father who yearns to bless his children.

Our blessings, our wealth, our possessions, and our harvests are first and foremost his. We are his stewards; we are not owners.

Often, these blessings come in things we call "good" and sometimes through hardship and trial. But however, they are expressed they are always from the true heart of a father.

Who always knows and always seeks our good. Submitting to his discipline and honoring him with our first fruits come from the same spirit of submission, gratitude, and trust.

Today's text is Proverbs 3: 9-12. I've included yesterday's verses for context and catch-up in grey.

Proverbs 3

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
​6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.

7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord and shun evil.
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​8 This will bring health to your body
and nourishment to your bones.

9 Honor the Lord with your wealth,
with the first fruits of all your crops;

10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing,
and your vats will brim over with new wine.

11 My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline,
and do not resent his rebuke,

12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves,
as a father the son he delights in.

Encouragement

True freedom is found under the Lord's discipline and full enjoyment in generosity of spirit born of a knowledge that we are stewards of a prolific and abundant creation.

Psalm 37:5: "Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this."

Andy

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