Join us in today’s prayer and devotion: -Praying Thru Proverbs: 22: 1-16:

22 A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
and favor is better than silver or gold.
² The rich and the poor meet together;
the Lord is the Maker of them all.
³ The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
but the simple go on and suffer for it.
⁴ The reward for humility and fear of the Lord
is riches and honor and life.^[a]
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked;
whoever guards his soul will keep far from them.
⁶ Train up a child in the way he should go;
even when he is old he will not depart from it. …
¹⁶ Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth,
or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty. –ESV

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Join us in today’s prayer and devotion: -Praying Thru Proverbs: 21: 16-31:

¹⁶ One who wanders from the way of good sense
will rest in the assembly of the dead.
¹⁷ Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man;
he who loves wine and oil will not be rich. ^…

²¹ Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness
will find life, righteousness, and honor.
²² A wise man scales the city of the mighty
and brings down the stronghold in which they trust.
²³ Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue
keeps himself out of trouble.
²⁴ “Scoffer” is the name of the arrogant, haughty man
who acts with arrogant pride. …
³⁰ No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel
can avail against the Lord.
³¹ The horse is made ready for the day of battle,
but the victory belongs to the Lord. –ESV

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Join us in today’s prayer and devotion: -Praying Thru Proverbs: 21: 1-15:

21 The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;
he turns it wherever he will.
² Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
but the Lord weighs the heart.
³ To do righteousness and justice
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
⁴ Haughty eyes and a proud heart,
the lamp^[a] of the wicked, are sin.
⁵ The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance,
but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty. …
¹³ Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor
will himself call out and not be answered.
¹⁴ A gift in secret averts anger,
and a concealed bribe,^[c] strong wrath.
¹⁵ When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous
but terror to evildoers.  –ESV

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Join us in today’s prayer and devotion: -Praying Thru Proverbs: 20: 16-30:

¹⁶ Take a man’s garment when he has put up security for a stranger,
and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.^[d]
17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.
¹⁸ Plans are established by counsel;
by wise guidance wage war.
¹⁹ Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets;
therefore do not associate with a simple babbler.^[e]
20 If one curses his father or his mother,
his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.
²¹ An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning
will not be blessed in the end.
²² Do not say, “I will repay evil”;
wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.
²³ Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord,
and false scales are not good. …

³⁰ Blows that wound cleanse away evil;
strokes make clean the innermost parts. –ESV

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Join us in today’s prayer and devotion: -Praying Thru Proverbs: 20: 1-15:

20 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,
and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.^[a]
2 The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion;
whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his life.
³ It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife,
but every fool will be quarreling. …
¹¹ Even a child makes himself known by his acts,
by whether his conduct is pure and upright.^[c]
12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
the Lord has made them both.
¹³ Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty;
open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
¹⁴ “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
but when he goes away, then he boasts.
¹⁵ There is gold and abundance of costly stones,
but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.  –ESV

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Join us in today’s prayer and devotion: -Praying Thru Proverbs: 19: 15-29:

¹⁵ Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep,
and an idle person will suffer hunger.
¹⁶ Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life;
he who despises his ways will die.
¹⁷ Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he will repay him for his deed.
¹⁸ Discipline your son, for there is hope;
do not set your heart on putting him to death. …
²⁶ He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother
is a son who brings shame and reproach.
²⁷ Cease to hear instruction, my son,
and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
²⁸ A worthless witness mocks at justice,
and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.
²⁹ Condemnation is ready for scoffers,
and beating for the backs of fools. –ESV

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Join us in today’s prayer and devotion: -Praying Thru Proverbs: 19: 1-14:

19 Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity
than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
² Desire^[a] without knowledge is not good,
and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way.
³ When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin,
his heart rages against the Lord.
⁴ Wealth brings many new friends,
but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
⁵ A false witness will not go unpunished,
and he who breathes out lies will not escape.
⁶ Many seek the favor of a generous man,^[b]
and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts. …
¹³ A foolish son is ruin to his father,
and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
¹⁴ House and wealth are inherited from fathers,
but a prudent wife is from the Lord. –ESV

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Join us in today’s prayer and devotion: -Praying Thru Proverbs: 18: 13-24:

¹³ If one gives an answer before he hears,
it is his folly and shame.
¹⁴ A man’s spirit will endure sickness,
but a crushed spirit who can bear?
¹⁵ An intelligent heart acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
¹⁶ A man’s gift makes room for him
and brings him before the great.
¹⁷ The one who states his case first seems right,
until the other comes and examines him. ^…

²⁴ A man of many companions may come to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. –ESV

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Recent scientific study confirms what parents have known for years but many are denying in this generation- boys and girls are different. In fact the brains of boys and girls are developed differently in the womb. From Daily Mail:

In a scientific first, researchers claim to have found that differences between men’s and women’s brains start in the womb.

The conclusion is likely to be controversial, with some experts claiming social influences are more important.

But scientists who did brain scans of 118 fetuses in the second half of pregnancy to analyse the links between gender and the connectivity of a developing brain believe the differences are biological.

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Response: This study is called ‘controversial’ because it comes against the new LGBT dictum that one can choose their own gender. Some children are even now being born without a gender identification on their birth certificates so that they can supposedly decide later.

In California, a law was passed that allows students to determine every day which gender they want to be without any parental approval. Meanwhile a judge in Canada is threatening parents with jail time if they don’t use a child’s new name and accept a her/his gender change.

But this study goes beyond the X and Y chromosomes and sexual biology. It identifies an actual difference between male and female brains right from the womb before any cultural or environmental considerations.

Since this research goes against progressive PC philosophy, expect it to be ignored or condemned. This generation supposedly accepts science when it comes to origins and supports their view of global warming but rejects it when it contradicts their closely held progressive PC views.

According to the Bible, God created male and female- different genders for a reason.  This research shows that the differences in genders start right from the beginning as the baby is developing in the womb.  Meanwhile, Congress is trying to pass a law that will restrict religious freedom when it comes to gender and sexual orientation even in religious organizations and churches.                    *Top

Join us in today’s prayer and devotion: -Praying Thru Proverbs: 18: 1-12:

18 Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire;
he breaks out against all sound judgment.
² A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only in expressing his opinion.
³ When wickedness comes, contempt comes also,
and with dishonor comes disgrace. …
¹⁰ The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
¹¹ A rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
and like a high wall in his imagination.
¹² Before destruction a man’s heart is haughty,
but humility comes before honor.  –ESV

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