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Title: The Lord: King and Judge
Author: Marion Clark
Text: Proverbs 16:1-9
Introduction
The Lord is king. He controls all that takes place and everyone he has created. The Lord is judge. He justly judges all that takes place and everyone he has created. Under such an understanding the book of Proverbs is written, and our passage this morning directly presents this concept.
Text
We will look first at the bookend verses.
1The plans of the heart belong to man,
but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
9 The heart of man plans his way,
but the Lord establishes his steps.
The message is clear. We human beings have our own minds. We think, we plan. But the cause of what actually takes place is found in the Lord God. What he wills is what will take place. Such a teaching raises all kinds of questions, to be sure, but our interest is how such a perspective gives insight to the verses enclosed.
2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
but the Lord weighs the spirit.
We will admit that we made a mistake. We planned wrong; we mis-stepped. But what we will protest is that our motives were right. "I didn't mean to hurt your feelings." "I was trying to do the right thing." Well, the Lord knows the real motive behind your actions. He knows whether your seemingly good actions were done from the right spirit. He knows whether your mistakes were innocent. He weighs rightly your spirit.
3 Commit your work to the Lord,
and your plans will be established.
The Hebrew term translated "to commit" literally means "to roll," such as to roll a stone off of or onto an object. Roll your work onto the Lord. Entrust the outcome of your work to him. That very mental action requires that you trust the Lord and that your object is to honor him by your work. Such a spirit is what pleases the Lord who alone can make your work successful.
4 The Lord has made everything for its purpose,
even the wicked for the ...
Author: Marion Clark
Text: Proverbs 16:1-9
Introduction
The Lord is king. He controls all that takes place and everyone he has created. The Lord is judge. He justly judges all that takes place and everyone he has created. Under such an understanding the book of Proverbs is written, and our passage this morning directly presents this concept.
Text
We will look first at the bookend verses.
1The plans of the heart belong to man,
but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
9 The heart of man plans his way,
but the Lord establishes his steps.
The message is clear. We human beings have our own minds. We think, we plan. But the cause of what actually takes place is found in the Lord God. What he wills is what will take place. Such a teaching raises all kinds of questions, to be sure, but our interest is how such a perspective gives insight to the verses enclosed.
2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
but the Lord weighs the spirit.
We will admit that we made a mistake. We planned wrong; we mis-stepped. But what we will protest is that our motives were right. "I didn't mean to hurt your feelings." "I was trying to do the right thing." Well, the Lord knows the real motive behind your actions. He knows whether your seemingly good actions were done from the right spirit. He knows whether your mistakes were innocent. He weighs rightly your spirit.
3 Commit your work to the Lord,
and your plans will be established.
The Hebrew term translated "to commit" literally means "to roll," such as to roll a stone off of or onto an object. Roll your work onto the Lord. Entrust the outcome of your work to him. That very mental action requires that you trust the Lord and that your object is to honor him by your work. Such a spirit is what pleases the Lord who alone can make your work successful.
4 The Lord has made everything for its purpose,
even the wicked for the ...
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