PROVERBS: LIVING CONSISTENTLY

(Message by Tanny Keng)

1. Proverbs 

a) Our Lord Jesus, from his youth, "kept increasing in wisdom and stature and favor with God and men" (Luke 2:52). Jesus set us an example to increase in wisdom. Certainly God has not left us short of wisdom for life. The book of Proverbs is rich in wise instruction. So are the other sacred writings, but we shall limit ourselves, in this lesson, to a few pertinent sayings in the book of Proverbs.

b) The principles here will not surprise you. They are common knowledge. What is surprising, is that few people choose to live by them!

2. Living Consistently

Proverbs 28:19-20  
"He who tills his land will have plenty... but he who follows empty pursuits will have poverty." 

a) People tend to live in bursts, in fits and starts, from crisis to crisis or from whim to whim. Steadiness and regular application may not be as exciting as jet set ways. Lurching through life is foolish. Work steady, and progress will come. 

The End ...