Tuesday, May 22, 2012

No Flattery Please!



‘No Flattery Please.’
Proverbs 29:5.
a)   A person who flatters their neighbour.
b)   Spreads a net for his own feet.
c)   Spreads a net also for his neighbour’s feet.
d)   Proverbs 28:23. Flattering someone is not going to bring a reward.
(This QT is a plea: No Flattery Please)
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‘Wonderful Encounters With Jesus.’
John 4:29-34.
a)   John 4:29. The shamed immoral woman after her encounter with Jesus wanted to tell all her village about Him.
b)   John 4:30. All the people of the village came out to meet Jesus.
c)   John 4:31. The Disciples were urging Jesus to eat something.
d)   John 4:32. Jesus told them that He had food to eat which they did not know about.
e)   John 4:33. The Disciples did not understand Jesus’ statement. They thought that another person had brought Him food.
f)    John 4:34; Job 23:12. Jesus taught the Disciples that His Food was to do the Will of God the Father Who sent Him and to accomplish His Work.
(Through this Second one I am Blessed by these Wonderful Encounters With Jesus)
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Chris.
This is a plea that is important for every True Believer. Flattery will get us nowhere in the Kingdom of God. Any favours or relationships that are built on flattery will not stand. Flattery is actually a form of deception and therefore it is sin.

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