| Verse to DATE the Word on November 20 (11/20) is Proverbs 11:20 |
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| Proverbs 11:20 says, “Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord, But the blameless in their ways are His delight.” |
| Our verse to DATE the Word on November 20 (11/20) is Proverbs 11:20. Proverbs 11:20 says, “Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord, But the blameless in their ways are His delight.” As far as contrast goes Proverbs 11:20 may be one of the greatest for contrasting God’s feelings (attitude and actions) toward our behavior. Toward those who are perverse (think crooked, think twisted, think depraved, think dishonest) He finds them to be an abomination, to be DETESTED and despised. Let us make no mistake that one’s perverse and depraved behavior is detested and despised by God. On the other hand, toward those who are blameless (think upright, think one with INTEGRITY) He finds them to be His DELIGHT. One might say the perverse brings PAIN to God’s heart while the blameless brings PLEASURE. It should be the AIM of each of us to do that which brings pleasure to God, doing what is PLEASING to God. 2 Corinthians 5:9 says “We make it our AIM – our AMBITION – to be WELL PLEASING to God.” Our actions are acceptable to God! As well, it should be our desire to despise any depraved action. That which is despised by God should be despised by His children. Proverbs 8:13 says, “The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverse mouth I hate.” A great example of how one might live is found in Job. The book of Job opens with a description of Job and it is a description we should desire to be used to describe us. Job 1:1 says, “There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil (turned away or stayed away from evil.) I trust you agree that this is a description that should be desired! Job was right with God and right with people! There was nothing crooked in his dealings with people. In considering Proverbs 11:20 we asked what is your heart’s daily desire. Is it to bring pain to the heart of God or pleasure to the heart of God? Is it to have God despise your actions or be delighted in your actions? Verse to DATE the Word on November 20 (11/20) is Proverbs 11:20. It says, “Those who are of a perverse (crooked, twisted, depraved, dishonest) heart are an abomination to the Lord, But the blameless (honest, upright, having integrity) in their ways are His delight.” Your choices have consequences! Continue Strong, desiring to delight the Lord! And remember to DATE THE WORD |