PROVERBS, ANCIENT WISDOM

THERE ARE 66 BOOKS IN THE BIBLE, 39 IN THE O.T AND 27 IN THE N.T. IF YOUR LIKE ME NOT ALL OF THESE COMMAND A LOT OF OUR ATTENTION, SOME DO SEEM TO DRAW US TO THEM OVER OTHER BOOKS, THIS HAS A LOT TO DO WITH WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR LIFE. SO THIS CHANGES OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AS TO WHERE YOU TURN IN THE BIBLE. MAT4:4 JESUS SAID "WE ARE TO LIVE BY EVERY WORD THAT COMES FROM THE MOUTH OF GOD". ALL 66 BOOKS ARE IMPORTANT TO US BECAUSE THEY PROCEED FROM THE MOUTH OF GOD. THREE OF THESE BOOKS HAVE LONG BEEN OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO ME BECAUSE OF THERE INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR. PROVERS- GOSPEL OF JOHN- ROMANS. WHY PROVERBS? IT MAY BE OLD TESTAMENT BUT IT IS ALSO AN ANCIENT BOOK OF INSPIRED WISDOM THAT IS TIMELESS TO ALL GENERATIONS. THE PURPOSE OF THE BOOK IS TO MAKE WISE THE SIMPLE, THOSE WHO LACK EXPERTISE, AND LEARNING THE ART OF LIVING SUCCESSFUL LIVES. AT THE CORE OF WISDOM IS REVERENCE FOR GOD THROUGH HIS INSPIRED WORD. PROVERBS GIVES US DIRECTION AND PERSONALITY IN APPLYING NEW TESTAMENT TRUTH. OVER THE YEARS I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME MEMORIZING FROM ALL THREE OF THESE BOOKS, BUT FOR LIVING WISE IN A FOOLISH WORLD, PROVERBS IS WHERE WE NEED TO BE.