A GOOD
DESIRE OF SPIRITUAL MAN
PROVERBS 1:1-7 "The
proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; 2 To know wisdom and
instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; 3 To receive the
instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; 4 To give subtilty to
the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. 5 A wise [man] will
hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto
wise counsels: 6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of
the wise, and their dark sayings. 7 The fear of the Lord [is] the beginning of
knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction."
Introduction:
a.
God's plan and desire for all the believers of Christ is to be spiritual and
the word of God is the source of being a spiritual Christians in the sight of
God.
MATTHEW 4:4 "But
he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by
every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God."
JOSHUA 1:8 "This
book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate
therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is
written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou
shalt have good success."
b.
Spiritual Christians are the most matured faithful, and soul-winners inside the
local church.
ACTS 6:5-6 "And
the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of
faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon,
and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch: 6 Whom they set before the
apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid [their] hands on them."
c.
Spiritual Christians are always a blessing to the church and a great help of
God's servant for the growth of the church.
ACTS 6:7 "And
the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in
Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the
faith."
I. BE
A KNOWING MAN
PROVERBS 1:2 "To
know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;"
a. A
spiritual Christian will always desire to know more of the wisdom of God.
PROVERBS 4:5-7 "Get
wisdom, get understanding: forget [it] not; neither decline from the words of
my mouth. 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she
shall keep thee. 7 Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [therefore] get wisdom: and
with all thy getting get understanding."
b.
Lack of wisdom destroys the life of Gods people.
HOSEA 4:6 "My
people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected
knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing
thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children."
c.
There are lots of benefits and blessing for knowing the wisdom of God.
PSALMS 19:7-11 Pss 19:7
The law of the Lord [is] perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the
Lord [is] sure, making wise the simple.
Pss 19:8 The statutes of the Lord [are] right,
rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord [is] pure, enlightening the
eyes.
Pss 19:9 The fear of the Lord [is] clean, enduring
for ever: the judgments of the Lord [are] true [and] righteous altogether.
Pss 19:10 More to be desired [are they] than gold,
yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
Pss 19:11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned:
[and] in keeping of them [there is] great reward.
JOSHUA 1:8 Josh 1:8
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate
therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is
written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou
shalt have good success.
II. BE
A LEARNING MAN
PROVERBS 1:3 "To
receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;"
a. The
Christians who acquire the instruction of God are the one who continue in the
way of the Lord.
2 TIMOTHY 3:14 "But
continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of,
knowing of whom thou hast learned [them];"
b.
This is the way to be safe from all the false teaching of false teachers.
2 CORINTHIANS 10:13-15 2Cor 10:15
Not boasting of things without [our] measure, [that is], of other men’s
labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be
enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,
c. The
learner Christians are good and effective partner of God in His ministry.
2TIMOTHY 2:15 "Study
to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth."
III. BE
A GROWING MAN
PROVERBS 1:4-5 "To
give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. 5 A
wise [man] will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding
shall attain unto wise counsels:"
a.
God's plan for the Christians is to grow in grace continually.
2PETER 3:18 2Pet 3:18
But grow in grace, and [in] the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
To him [be] glory both now and for ever. Amen.
b. A
growing Christian is also a glowing Christian inside the local church.
MATTHEW 5:16 "Let
your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify
your Father which is in heaven."
c. God
provided the church of able and spiritual man to help the new believers and
weak Christians and to help them grow spiritually.
EPHESIANS 4:16 Eph 4:16
From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which
every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of
every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
IV. BE
AN UNDERSTANDING MAN
PROVERBS 1:6 "To
understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their
dark sayings."
a. The
understanding Christians are the strongest Christians inside the local church.
2TIMOTHY 2:1 "Thou
therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus."
b.
They are faithful man qualified to be the soul-winners of the Lord Jesus
Christ.
2TIMOTHY 2:2 "And
the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit
thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also."
c.
They are the committed soldiers of the Lord Jesus Christ.
2TIMOTHY 2:3-4 2Tim 2:3
Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
2Tim 2:4 No man that warreth entangleth himself
with the affairs of [this] life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to
be a soldier.
V. BE
A FEARING MAN
PROVERBS 1:7 "The
fear of the Lord [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom
and instruction."
a. The
God-fearing Christians are blessed Christians in His sight.
PSALMS 128:1 "Blessed
[is] every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways."
b. The
God-fearing Christians are blessed of a fruitful and happy family.
PSALMS 128:2-3 Pss 128:2
For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy [shalt] thou [be], and [it
shall be] well with thee.
Pss 128:3 Thy wife [shall be] as a fruitful vine
by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy
table.
c. The
God-fearing Christians are very close to the heart of God.
PSALMS 128:4-6 Pss 128:4
Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord.
Pss 128:5 The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion:
and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
Pss 128:6 Yea, thou shalt see thy children’s
children, [and] peace upon Israel.
6. BE
A FRUITFUL MAN.
( Psalms 92:12-14 ) [12]The
righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in
Lebanon.
[13]Those that be planted in the house of the LORD
shall flourish in the courts of our God.
[14]They shall still bring forth fruit in old age;
they shall be fat and flourishing;
* God
is glorified with fruitful life of the Christian.
( John 15:8 ) Herein is
my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
( John 15:16 ) Ye have not
chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring
forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of
the Father in my name, he may give it you.
* God
bless you all always *
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