Memory Text: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths" (Proverbs 3:5, 6, NIV).
The Week at a Glance: The book of Proverbs presents powerful, practical advice for marriage and family to those who will listen. The book of Proverbs contains a combination of instructions, poems, questions, and wise sayings filled with practical wisdom. Family relationships are directly addressed, and other words of wisdom can be applied to the home. Proverbs is, in fact, cast as a family document in which keys to a godly life are handed down from parent to child. Just as parents might write a letter of advice to a son or daughter going off to college, setting up his or her separate dwelling, or taking a job away from home, so Proverbs is addressed from father to son, "My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother" (Prov. 1:8, NKJV). Deuteronomy directs parents to share their convictions with the next generation. This is what Proverbs does. In the father's summons, we hear the voice of the heavenly Father calling us to learn. ~Ren
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