by Pastor Roy Esposito
- Proverbs 8:17
- There is a depth of God’s love that can only be reached through diligently seeking with patience, trust, and faithfulness
- “Grace upon grace” – Progressive grace
- Proverbs 8: 4-11
- “Simple Ones” – NAÏVE – A “surface” depth of understanding
- “Fools” – Psalm 14:1 – “There is no God.”
- Prudence – Sagacity – sound judgment, acute mental discernment
- Voice/Word of God – We hear His voice through the written Word and experience it as He communicates it through the circumstances of our lives.
- Vs. 19 – “My FRUIT is better than gold. My REVENUE better than choice silver.”
- Fruit – of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) – Enhanced to yield greater abundance and dynamic effects.
- Revenue – Currency used for an exchange.
- Revelation 3:18 – “Buy from me – that you may become rich…”
- Proverbs 8:20-21 – Inherit SUBSTANCE – “Anointing”
- Anoint – to consecrate and make sacred, dedicated to God for service
- Anointing is bestowed because we love God but must be maintained and developed
- Numbers 11:8 – Manna, said to taste like olive OIL(anointing), was bestowed on Israel but had to be gathered daily to remain viable.
- Matthew 25:1-13 – Wise, were prepared and took oil with them. The foolish did not
- Vs. 7 – “Trimmed Lamps” – Trimmed (GRK) Kosmeo — “cosmetic”
- Lamps – Inner being
- 2 Corinthians 4:16 (TPT) – Inner being renewed day by day
- Proverbs 8:21 – Inherit substance to see beyond what IS to what can be!
- Isaiah 26:3 (NLT) “You will keep in perfect peace all who TRUST You, whose thoughts are fixed on You.”