Jeremiah 29:11 ​  

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Abandonment

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Scripture:  Proverbs 3:1-14 

God refers to us as his SONS, a term of endearment, but also a term of distinction.  It makes a difference between those who belong to Him and those who do not!  He is giving us (those who belong to Him) a charge as to what happens, what will be the benefits of keeping His commandments, His laws, as Jesus simply stated in Matthew 22:37-40 to the Pharisees who were trying to trick Him:  “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind (intellect)" – the most important and first  commandment - as stated in Deut. 6:5.  "And you shall love your neighbors as (you do) yourself" ( Lev.19:18).  These two commandments sum up and upon them depends all the Law and the prophets.  HEART:  seat of feeling and depth of feeling; insides; your inner nature; core; essential content or middle.  God knows ALL of that we think so there’s no tricking Him.  Benefits:  Length of days, long life and peace, favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.  

What should we do to achieve these blessings?  Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding.  In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths (Proverbs 3:5).

I want to introduce to you a new concept:  ABANDONMENT!  When you abandon your total existence to God, you will come to realize that you are in God’s immediate will and to regard that everything that comes your way as being from the hand of God.  This means that we cast off all our selfish cares in order to be altogether at His divine disposal.  Matthew 6:34, clearly tells us to abandon or “Take therefore no thought for the morrow for your heavenly Father knoweth that you have need of these things.” This also means that we must give up the external and the internal things, placing them on God.  If, at times, you are challenged to think about yourself, FORGET YOURSELF, and think only of HIM!  SURRENDER yourself to be led, and disposed of as God pleases in respect to your outward and inward state.   In Colossians 3:9-12 (Amplified), verse 12 summarizes that passage: "Clothe yourselves therefore, as (God’s own picked representatives,) His own chosen ones, (who are) purified and holy and well-beloved (by God Himself), by putting on behavior marked by tenderhearted pity and mercy, kind feelings, a lowly opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, (and) patience – which is tireless, long-suffering and has the power to endure whatever comes, with good temper."

In conclusion, here are a few instructions and Proverbs to live by from Proverbs 3:1-14 that will meet the needs in your life.

DESIRES:  Happy is the man that findeth wisdom. She is more precious than rubies; all the things you can desire are not to be compared unto her. V 13 & 15 (KJV)

EVIL:  Be not wise in your own eyes:  fear (reverence) the Lord, and turn (entirely) away from evil. V7 (KJV)

FAITHFULNESS:  Let not steadfast and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart.  V3 (ESV)

FAMILY:  My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline and do not resent His rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those He loves, as a father the son he delights in. V11-12 (NIV)

HONOR AND GLORY:  Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all our crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.  V9-10 (NIV)

INSTRUCTION: Be not wise in your own eyes; reverently fear and worship the Lord, and turn (entirely) away from evil.  V 7 (Amplified.)

My son, do not forget my law, but let your heart keep my commands. V1 (NKJV)

LIFE:  My son, do not forget my law, but let your heart keep my commands; for length of days and long life and peace they will add to you.  V1-2 (NKJV)

LOVE:  Let love and faithfulness never leave you, bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.  V3-4 (NIV)

My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor detest His correction; for whom the Lord loves He corrects, just as a father the son in whom he delights. V11-12 (NKJV)

MERCY (COMPASSION):  Let not mercy and kindness (shutting out all hatred and selfishness), and truth (shutting out all deliberate hypocrisy or falsehood) forsake you. Bind them about your neck; write them upon the tablet of your heart; so shall you find favor, good understanding and high esteem in the sight (or judgment) of God and man.  V3-4 (Amplified) 

PEACE:  My son, forget not my law or teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; For length of days, and years of a life (worth living), and tranquility /peace/ (inward and outward and continuing through old age till death), these shall they add to you.  V1-2 (Amplified)

Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.  Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace.  V13-14 (NIV)

POVERTY AND WEALTH:  Honor the Lord with your possessions and with the first fruits of all your increase; so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine. V8-10 (NKJV)

REPROOF:  My son, do not despise or shrink from the chastening of the Lord – His correction by punishment, or by subjection to suffering or trial; neither be weary and impatient and loathe or abhor His reproof.  For whom the Lord loves he corrects; even as a father the son in whom he delights. V11-12 (Amplified)

SICKNESS:  Be not wise in your own eyes; reverently fear and worship the Lord, and turn (entirely) away from evil.  It shall be health to your nerves and sinews, and marrow and moistening to your bones. V7-8 (Amplified)

WISDOM:  Happy – blessed, fortunate (enviable) – is the man who finds skillful and godly Wisdom, and the man who gets understanding – drawing it forth (from God’s Word and life’s experiences). V13 (Amplified)