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keep him first

Proverbs 3:1-12 (JDV).

Proverbs 3:1 My son, don’t forget my instruction, but let your heart keep my commands;
Proverbs 3:2 because they will bring you many days, years of living, and well-being.
Proverbs 3:3 Never let loyalty and faithfulness leave you. Tie them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart.
Proverbs 3:4 Then you will find favor and high regard with God and people.
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in Yahveh with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding;
Proverbs 3:6 in all your roads know him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:7 Don’t be wise in your own eyes; fear Yahveh and turn away from evil.
Proverbs 3:8 This will heal your body and strengthen your bones.
Proverbs 3:9 Honor Yahveh with your possessions and with the first of your entire harvest;
Proverbs 3:10 then your barns will be filled, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
Proverbs 3:11 Do not despise Yahveh’s instruction, my son, and do not loathe his reprimand;
Proverbs 3:12 because Yahveh sets the one he loves right, just as a father does the son with whom he is pleased.

keep him first

My daughter, look at the “celebrities.” They are popular and you might be tempted to be like them. But look at the mess they have made of their lives. They are not truly successful. If you want to be successful, here is the secret: cultivate your relationship with God. Fear him, follow him, trust him, honor him with your wealth, and when he disciplines you, do not reject him for it. That is the secret to true success, and you can live with it.

LORD, give us wisdom to keep you first in our hearts.