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Bryce Carver
We're going on tour this fall. We're bringing the live podcast show to four new cities. We're coming to Nashville, San Diego, Chicago, and Birmingham, Alabama. If you've ever wanted to see the live podcast in person, go to jesusinthestreet.org tour and get your tickets. It's going to be a powerful night of worship and the word that God is storing in my heart is going to be different and unique to each city we go to. So come out. Jesusinthestreet.org Tour, get your tickets and we'll see you in Nashville City, San Diego, Chicago and Birmingham this fall. What's going on, guys? Welcome back to another episode of the Bryce Carver Podcast. I'm Bryce and today we are on Proverbs 28 out of the 31 chapters in Proverbs. Guys, if you want the free Bible plan to follow along. Download it at jesusinthestreet.org Proverbs but let's get into the episode today. The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion. When a land transgresses, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will continue long. Verse 3 A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food. Proverbs 3 is telling us did you know that there are poor people who oppress the poor? Did you know that there are people who are needy and lack things, and they still oppress and steal and hate those who also lack and are in need of things? And this is. I mean, look in Matthew 18 and the parable of the two debtors someone had debt, it was graciously forgiven. But then they showed no mercy to someone who had a tiny debt to them. And what happened? They were charged with the debt that they were for forgiven. Because the poor showed no mercy to the poor, he was charged with the forgiven debt. It's crazy. Verse 4 those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law strive against them. Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it completely, because the Lord is just. Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways. If you are poor in physical things, but rich in spiritual things, you have more value than the man who is rich in the physical, but lacks the integrity. Verse 7 the one who keeps the laws of son with understanding, but a companion of glutton shames his father. Obedience is a proof of wisdom in your life. Verse 8 Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit, gathers it from who is generous to the poor. If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination. God always wants us to have an attentive ear to His Word and his wisdom, to have no hunger for God's Word as a sign of spiritual sickness. You know, a lot of people always ask me, bryce, I'm struggling in my relationship with God. And I say, have you cracked your Bible open? And they say, no, my Bible's collecting dust. And verse nine is telling us that those who have no hunger for God's Word, those who neglect God's word in Proverbs 28:9, are spiritually sick. And we need to have an attentive ear and attentive heart. We don't just need to get wisdom, we need to keep wisdom, keep it on our heart, write it on the tablet of our heart, renew our minds, change the way we think so that we can walk out. Righteousness. Verse 10. Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance. What is verse 10 saying? There are people who take pleasure in leading the godly stream. What does Jesus say? Better is it for you to tie a millstone around your neck and drown yourself in the ocean than to lead one of my little ones into sin? God has a way of protecting the upright, though. Verse 10 tells us the blameless will have a goodly inheritance. And God also knows how to put the wicked in their place. Because God is just. Verse 11. A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding will find him out. When the righteous triumph, there is great glory. But when the wicked rise, people hide themselves. Whoever conceals this. Oh, listen to verse 13. Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. Since Adam and Eve in the garden, human instinct leads us to hide our sins, cover our sins and isolate. This natural instinct to cover our sin, though, doesn't benefit us. It prevents us from being real about our condition before God. Transparency leads to transformation, not you hiding it. When you hide your sin and isolate it, you give the devil the license to use it against you. And in the Psalms, King David says that when he was hiding his sin, it was stored in his heart. It was crushing his bones and weighing on his spirit. When he confessed his sin, it was like all this pressure was released from his bones and he felt significantly better. Verse 14. Blessed is the one who fears the Lord always. But whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity like a roaring lion or charging bears. A wicked ruler over a poor people. A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor. But he who hates unjust gain will prolong his Danes, his days. Verse 17. If one is burdened with the blood of another, he will be a fugitive until death. Let no one help him. Proverbs 17 is talking about a man guilty of bloodshed. And as a man guilty of bloodshed falls into the consequence, they fall into their consequences of their own actions. Is what verse 17 is saying it and it's saying, don't help him. Don't let anyone help the man who is falling into the consequences of their own bloodshed. Often it's best to let people suffer the consequences of their sins. When you read the Gospel of Matthew and it tells you how to deal with sin in the church, it says, if a brother sins, approach him one on one. If he doesn't repent, bring a second person with you. If he doesn't repent, bring the whole congregation. If he doesn't repent, it says, hand him over to Satan. And and in the Gospel of Matthew says, the reason we hand people over to Satan who are unrepentant is because sometimes letting them sin actually drowns them and brings him to a full heart of repentance. Verse 18. Whoever walks in integrity will be delivered, but he who is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall. Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread. You will reap what you sow, you will reap the hard work that you sow. But he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty. Verse 20. A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished. To show partiality is not good, but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong, show no favoritism. Verse 22. A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty will come upon him. Whoever rebukes a man will afterwards find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue. Whoever robs his father or mother. Now listen, all my young people out there, listen to this verse. Whoever robs his father or his mother and says that is no transgression is a companion to the man who destroys him. There are some people who have such a little conscience about stealing from their parents. If you steal from your parents and you don't have any conviction about it, you have a sense of entitlement in your life. And you need to get rid of the entitlement on her chest. And Proverbs 28, verse 24 says, those who steal from their parents and have no conscience about it, they're right next to a destroyer. It is equivalent to a destroyer, someone who spreads and even loves destruction. That is wild. You should have conviction and not entitlement when it comes to your parents and your family, people close to you. Verse 25. A greedy man serves up strife, but the one who trusts in the Lord will be enriched. Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool. What does Proverbs say? Proverbs 14:26 There's a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. Proverbs 28:26 is saying, Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool. Echoing that verse in Proverbs 14. But he who walks in wisdom will be delivered. Verses 27 and 28 to close us out. Whoever gives to the poor will not want. But he who hides his eyes will get many a curse. When the wicked rise, people hide themselves. When they perish, the righteous increase. God promises to bless the generous of heart. Now that doesn't mean that God. God's going to bless you financially, but God promises to bless those who are generous of heart. And one way that generosity should be expressed is giving to the poor. We see that Matthew 25. What we do is the least of these we do unto the Lord. God will not bless the one who ignores the poor and the needy man. Proverbs 28 is incredible. Guys, we're getting close to the end of this thing. Stay tuned. Keep your heart soft and tender to receive what God has for you in store. Pray that Proverbs 28 was green. I'll see you guys tomorrow for Proverbs chapter 29. Guys, thank you so much for watching and listening to this episode. If you guys like it, subscribe to us on YouTube, follow us on Spotify, Instagram and TikTok. Bless you guys and see you guys next week for the next episode.