08/11/2026
Proverbs 6
August 11, 2026
Committed to Growing in the Lord
“My son, keep your father’s command and do not despise
your mother’s teaching.
Proverbs 6:20
Several subjects of great wisdom are addressed in Proverbs 6. We will look at a few today and a few tomorrow in a rather lengthy chapter. Solomon begins by advising his son to stay away from co-signing documents for others to use our credit on our good name. When we follow the Lord’s advice, life will always go smoother and the challenges of life will be minimized. Verses 6-11 are great lessons, teaching us the importance of working and saving each day. Today, I want to focus on verses 16-19 because it teaches us the things our Heavenly Father absolutely does not like to see in His children.
Years ago, as a teenager my life was centered around me. I wish it would have stopped in my teenage years, but it seemed to carry on past those years of adolescence. As I grew and matured in life, I noticed my relationship with my father changing. As a young man, I thought dad was there to provide for me. It was always, “Dad, do you have $20.00, or dad can I borrow the car, or dad can I have, have, have…?” In those years I had no understanding what it meant to have a loving relationship because the focus was always on me. As years passed, I found myself more focused on dad and mom. It was not what they could do for me, but could I do for them.
The same is true in our relationship with Christ. If our heavenly relationship is based on what we can get out of God, our relationship will always be strained. It is when, based on His love for us, we begin living to serve our heavenly Father. As a result, we find our time with the Lord meaningful and filled with purpose. As we grow in Christ, our focus in our relationship with God becomes, “what can I do to please and honor Him in all things. Chapter six includes things God detests. As we love him more and more, we want to do all we can to please Him.
Things That Break Our Father’s Heart
1. Haughty eyes
2. A Lying Tongue
3. Hands that shed innocent blood
4. A Heart that devises wicked schemes
5. Feet that rush into evil
6. A false witness
7. Someone who stirs up dissension among brothers
Until tomorrow, as we grow in Christ, we care more about what we can do for God, rather than what He can do for us.
Pastor Mark