As I was going through my morning routine today, getting ready for work, the
Lord spoke a scripture to my heart. I stopped what I was doing, and I
looked it up - Proverbs 3:6. After reading that one scripture, I went to
the top of the chapter and read it in its entirety. With joy in my heart,
tears on my face and the presence of God in my room, I realized that Proverbs 3
contained promises that my Father wanted to give to me.
There are 16 promises in Proverbs 3...just as there are 16 things that I need to do to obtain those promises! After some research, I found that the number 16 in Biblical Numerology is identified with things that deal with love, passion, things we hold dear, cherish and devote ourselves to. Here’s how this chapter lines up in my mind (scripture reference in parenthesis):
There are 16 promises in Proverbs 3...just as there are 16 things that I need to do to obtain those promises! After some research, I found that the number 16 in Biblical Numerology is identified with things that deal with love, passion, things we hold dear, cherish and devote ourselves to. Here’s how this chapter lines up in my mind (scripture reference in parenthesis):
What Do I Need To Do?
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What Are His Promises?
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Don’t forget His laws (1)
|
Long
life (2)
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Keep His commandments (1)
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Added
peace (2)
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Don’t lose grip on His mercy (3)
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Favor
of God and those I interact with (4)
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Don’t leave truth (3)
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Direction
for my life (6)
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Trust Him wholeheartedly (5)
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Health
(8)
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Acknowledge Him (6)
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Increase
and prosperity (10)
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Don’t think you can outsmart God
(7)
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He
will delight in me (12)
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Pay your tithing (9)
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Happiness
(13)
|
Allow God to correct your life
(11)
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Riches
(16)
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Use wisdom in all things (21)
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Honor
(16)
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Be discreet (21)
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Pleasant
attitude (17)
|
Be confident (23)
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Confidence
(26)
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Don’t be afraid of fear itself
(25)
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Protection
(26)
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Give others credit when due (27)
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Blessings
(33)
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Be kind to others (29)
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Grace
(34)
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Don’t envy (31)
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Inherit
glory (15)
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With
God on my side, how can I lose? Every
promise in His word is true, and every one of them can be mine! Every one of
them can be yours too! It is exciting to me to know that I have a Father who
wants the very best for me. My earthly
father was an incredible man who loved me with every fiber of his being. He made promises to me…and kept most of them;
he truly was a man of his word. But, my
daddy was human – he made mistakes just like the rest of us. How much the more does my heavenly Father
love me? And my daddy would be the first to tell you that Jesus will always
keep His promises. He would quickly tell
you that he was just a man, but Jesus was THE man.
I
can go through my day confident that God will stay true to His word. Even when I fail Him, He allows me the
opportunity to pick myself back up, brush the dust from my knees and start
walking again. I hold His promises dear
to me; I cherish them. I have devoted my
life to His instructions so that I may obtain His promises.
**Heavenly
Father, thank you for the promises
That
you have offered to us in your word.
It’s
such a good feeling to know that you
Love
us the way that you do.
So
much that you died on an old rugged cross
Just
so that we could have all of these promises!
Help
me to follow your path and do the things
That
you have instructed me to do
To
inherit your promises.
Thank
you for loving me in spite of me.
Thank
you for allowing me chance after chance
To
get back up and start afresh with you.
Your
mercies are new every morning,
And
for that I am so grateful!
You
are a gracious Father...Amen**
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