‘Do Not Put Up Security For Another.’
a) Proverbs 11:15. There is danger in doing for a stranger, in these days very real danger.
b) Proverbs 11:15. It is safer not to guarantee another person’s debt. (Even if the person is a Believer)
c) Proverbs 6:1-3. If we become security for our neighbour we should humbly go and plead with our neighbour to get us out of it.
(Through this QT I am warned: Do Not Put Up Security For Another)
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‘Sorrow.’
a) Nehemiah 2:2. Of heart can make us look sad.
b) Genesis 3:17; Psalm 38:18; Isaiah 5:18. Is on the Earth because of sin.
c) Genesis 48:7. Comes when people we love die.
d) 1 Samuel 1:11 & 16. Childlessness for a married woman brings it.
e) 2 Chronicles 6:29. If we have it we should pray.
f) Esther 9:22; John 16:20. God can turn us from it into gladness.
g) Psalm 80:5; Isaiah 29:2; Jeremiah 45:3. Comes from God.
h) Psalm 88:9. Can affect our eye sight and eye attention.
i) Psalm 107:39. Can decrease us and make us impoverished.
j) Psalm 119:28; Isaiah 65:14. May cause us to weep.
k) Proverbs 10:1. A foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
l) Proverbs 15:13. Can break our spirit.
m) Ecclesiastes 1:18. May come because of increased Knowledge.
n) Ecclesiastes 7:3. Sorrow is better than laughter, for sadness has a refining influence on us.
o) Ecclesiastes 11:10. Needs to be removed from our heart.
p) Isaiah 5:8. Can come to wealthy people who are inconsiderate.
q) Isaiah 5:11 & 22. Belongs to alcoholics.
r) Isaiah 5:20. Will come to those people who love evil.
s) Isaiah 5:21. What sorrow for those people who are wise in their own eyes and think themselves so clever.
t) Isaiah 10:1. Awaits unjust judges.
u) Isaiah 14:3. The Lord can give us rest from it.
v) Isaiah 15:2; 22:12; Ezekiel 7:18. People may shave their heads because of it.
w) Isaiah 29:15. What sorrow awaits those people who try to hide their plans from the Lord.
x) Isaiah 32:12; Nahum 2:7. Can cause us to beat our breasts.
y) Isaiah 35:10; 51:11; Jeremiah 31:12. Praising God and Joy can make it flee away.
z) Isaiah 45:9. What sorrow awaits those people who argue with their Creator.
aa) Jeremiah 23:1; Ezekiel 34:2; Zechariah 11:17. Will come to negligent Shepherds of God’s People.
bb) Lamentations 3:15. May cause us bitterness.
cc) Ezekiel 13:18. Comes to false prophetesses.
dd) Hosea 7:13. Awaits those people who have deserted the Lord.
ee) Habakkuk 2:6. Awaits thieves.
ff) Habakkuk 2:9. What sorrow awaits you people who build big houses with money gained dishonestly! You believe your wealth will buy security.
gg) Matthew 18:7. What sorrow awaits the world system, because it tempts people to sin. Temptations are inevitable, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting.
hh) Matthew 26:38. Can cause death.
ii) John 16:21. May come during a mother to be having labour pains.
jj) 2 Corinthians 2:7. May overwhelm us.
kk) 2 Corinthians 7:11. Godly sorrow in us produces good results.
(Through this Second one I understand Sorrow more)
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Chris.
God is our Creator and surely He makes all things well. There are many intellectual Believers today who love to talk and teach about Creation. This is fine, but it is so much better to talk about the Creator.
