Welcome to Wisdom Today with Bill Kelley. Today we will be going over Proverb 23. I will then key in on verse 13 - Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die. Friends, many of you listening today have children living in the house with you. It is good (and the proper thing to do) to discipline your child/children when they are disobedient or make a mistake of some kind. This is the process of training your child in the way that they should go (Proverb 22:6). This (disciplining them will not hurt them - but, quite the opposite, will benefit them). On today's podcast I will be going over 8 additional verses on joy (if you did not get a chance to tune into yesterday's podcast - Episode 997) I invite you to check it out. By the end of today's lesson there are three things I ask that you consider:
1. Eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart (friends, you will either be joyful in life - or a sourpuss). God would always prefer that we are joyful.
2. The hope of the righteous brings joy.
3. Though you have not seen Him, you live Him (we are referring to Jesus here - none of us have seen Him in person, and yet we have faith in Him, and believe in Him).
Scripture verses referenced on today's lesson:
Proverb 23:13; Isaiah 9:3; Ecclesiastes 9:7; 1 Peter 1:8-9; 2 John - verse 12; Luke 15:7; Nehemiah 8:10; Esther 8:17
Call to Action - If you have never received (and made) Jesus into your heart, I invite you to repeat a simple prayer after me (and ensure that you will be with Him for eternity in Heaven).