{"id":40224,"date":"2018-05-19T05:25:01","date_gmt":"2018-05-19T12:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prayingpint.com\/?p=40224"},"modified":"2018-05-19T05:25:01","modified_gmt":"2018-05-19T12:25:01","slug":"a-fathers-instruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/19\/a-fathers-instruction\/","title":{"rendered":"A father’s instruction"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cFor a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and he ponders all his paths.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Psalms 119:9<\/b>\u00a0<\/a><\/span> How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. \u00a0With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! \u00a0I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. \u00a0Blessed are you, O LORD; teach me your statutes! \u00a0With my lips I declare all the rules of your mouth. \u00a0In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches. \u00a0I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways. \u00a0I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.<\/p>\n

Proverbs 1:10<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.<\/p>\n

Proverbs 4:1<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Hear, O sons, a father’s instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight,<\/p>\n

Proverbs 4:10-17<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many.\u00a0\u00a0I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness.\u00a0\u00a0When you walk, your step will not be hampered, and if you run, you will not stumble.\u00a0\u00a0Keep hold of instruction; do not let go; guard her, for she is your life.\u00a0\u00a0Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of the evil.\u00a0\u00a0Avoid it; do not go on it; turn away from it and pass on.<\/p>\n

Proverbs 5:7<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0And now, O sons, listen to me, and do not depart from the words of my mouth.<\/p>\n

Proverbs 6:20-35<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching.\u00a0\u00a0Bind them on your heart always; tie them around your neck.\u00a0\u00a0When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you awake, they will talk with you.\u00a0\u00a0For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,<\/p>\n

Ecclesiastes 11:9-10<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.<\/p>\n

Ecclesiastes 12:1<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, \u201cI have no pleasure in them\u201d;<\/p>\n

Joshua 1:7<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go.<\/p>\n

John 15:3<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.<\/p>\n

2 Timothy 3:15-17<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.\u00a0\u00a0All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,\u00a0\u00a0that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.<\/p>\n

There is much we do when we are young men and women that as we grow older make us somewhat ashamed at now.\u00a0 The thoughts we had, actions we took, and things we did were influenced by our own sinful desires or that of others.\u00a0 Sometimes we got away with it and other times not so fortunate, at least that is what we were thinking.<\/p>\n

I have seen young men and women who have never leave this type of life.\u00a0 They never learn from it, but rather, grab hold and then continually try to justify what they are doing well into their mid to later adult life.\u00a0 I wonder how many times they rejected wisdom, teaching, knowledge and instruction on a different path for their life.\u00a0 Yet they choose to continue.<\/p>\n

“For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD.<\/em>“<\/p>\n

“I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak<\/em>“<\/p>\n

I have seen others who can never forgive themselves for what they have done.<\/p>\n

\u00a0They know the thoughts that led them into the action they took and only a few years later, when knowledge and wisdom and instruction started to break through their heart, they see very clearly how selfish, mean, prideful, conceded, rude, and destructive they were.<\/p>\n

This is where the gospel of Jesus Christ is so meaningful.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.<\/em><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/em>For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him<\/em>“<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYour sins are forgiven.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cYour faith has saved you;\u00a0go in peace.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

“Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.\u2019 And where these have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

“By faith you are saved, not by works, lest any man should boast<\/em>“<\/p>\n

God removes our sins from us \u201cas far as the east is from the west\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

There is a forgiveness from God, through Jesus Christ, that cleanses our heart, mind, and soul.\u00a0 Satan will tell you this is not so.\u00a0 He will tell you you are not good enough. He will lie to you and say your sin is far to great and God will not forgive you.\u00a0 He will bring up past sins and tell you over and over again you are worthless and not forgiven.\u00a0 Yet God says:<\/p>\n

“Come now, let’s settle this,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool.<\/em>“<\/p>\n

Do not continue to walk in the ways of your youth.\u00a0 Run to God, who is the author and finisher of life and able to completely forgive us.\u00a0 Repent and ask for forgiveness of sin and know that HE HAS FORGIVEN YOU!\u00a0 Believe it, cling to it, rely on it, and trust in it always.<\/p>\n

Choose to follow this new path of light.\u00a0 Continue to feed your heart, mind and soul with His word.\u00a0 Learn to respect and reverence His perfect purpose and plan for your life.<\/p>\n

“For I know the plans\u00a0I have for you,\u201d declares the\u00a0Lord<\/span>, \u201cplans to prosper\u00a0you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cFor a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and he ponders all his paths.\u201d Psalms 119:9\u00a0 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. \u00a0With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! \u00a0I have stored up your word … Continue reading “A father’s instruction”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[7127,1266,6582,794,7130,7123,391,670,5009,4931,2985,4160,3548,2282,290,2922,1785,7135,7137,502,2,2079,7128,180,6364,1286,617,190,36,187,1704,4468,7132,7129,3167,344,7124,2012,7136,2212,415,3271,121,1399,3647,7000,533,711,2526,6651,289,1447,7134,3333,3331,2283,7131,4577,7125,7133,287,118,3287,7003,7126],"class_list":["post-40224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-prayers","tag-accept-my-words","tag-all-your-strength","tag-answered-them","tag-attentive","tag-avoid-it","tag-before-the-eyes","tag-called","tag-careful","tag-cheer","tag-christ-jesus","tag-commandments","tag-complete","tag-concern","tag-correction","tag-courageous","tag-creator","tag-delight","tag-do-not-turn-from-it","tag-equppied","tag-eyes","tag-faith","tag-guarding","tag-hampered","tag-hear","tag-inexpressible","tag-insight","tag-instruction","tag-lamp","tag-life","tag-light","tag-meditate","tag-not-forget","tag-pass-on","tag-path-of-the-wicked","tag-paths","tag-plead","tag-ponders","tag-precepts","tag-profitable-for-teaching","tag-pure","tag-reproof","tag-riches","tag-righteousness","tag-rulers","tag-run","tag-sacred-writings","tag-salvation","tag-seek-you","tag-sinners","tag-stored-up","tag-strong","tag-stumble","tag-talk-with-you","tag-taught","tag-teaching","tag-training","tag-turn-from-it","tag-walk-in-him","tag-wander","tag-watch-over-you","tag-whole-heart","tag-wisdom","tag-word","tag-young","tag-your-word"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40224"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40228,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40224\/revisions\/40228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prayingpint.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}