Blessings for the Upright

21 Guidance

Proverbs 11:3

The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.

22 Deliverance

Proverbs 11:6

The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.

23 A blessing to others

Proverbs 11:11

Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.

24 God’s delight

Proverbs 11:20

The LORD detests men of perverse heart but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.

25 Answers to prayer

Proverbs 15:8

The LORD detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

Thought          

Laughter removes all barriers.  When people are laughing together, there are no age differences, no racial barriers, and no economic distinctions.  It is just people enjoying their existence…Bruce Bickel and Stand Jantz

Word

And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.  And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean.  And immediately his leprosy was cleansed…Matthew 8:2-3

Evangelism:

"Ministers who do not spend two hours a day in prayer are not worth a dime a dozen - degrees or no degrees."  - Leonard Ravenhill