Sunday, July 13, 2025
Our Pleased Father
Proverbs 21
Proverbs 21:3 (NLT) – “The Lord is more pleased when we do what is right and just than when we offer him sacrifices.”
I. OUR PLEASED FATHER DELIGHTS IN OUR CHARACTER
Proverbs 21:21 (NLT) –“Whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love will find life, righteousness, and honor.”
Psalm 103:13 (NLT) – “The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him.”
II. OUR PLEASED FATHER CORRECTS US IN LOVE
Proverbs 21:2 (NLT) – “People may be right in their own eyes, but the Lord examines their hearts.”
Proverbs 21:30 (NLT) –“No human wisdom or understanding or plan can stand against the Lord.”
Psalm 103:8-10 (NLT) – “The Lord is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He will not constantly accuse us, nor remain angry forever. He does not punish us for all our sins; he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve.”
Hebrews 12:6 (NLT) – “For the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes each one he accepts as his child.”
III. OUR PLEASED FATHER PROVIDES FOR US
Proverbs 21:20 (NLT) – “The wise have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever they get.”
Proverbs 21:31 (NLT) – “The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the Lord.”
Psalm 103:2-5 (NLT) –“Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me. He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies. He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagle’s!”
Matthew 6:26 (NLT) – “Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are?”
IV. OUR PLEASED FATHER HAS AMAZING PLANS FOR US
Proverbs 21:5 (NLT) – “Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.”
Proverbs 21:1 (NLT) – “The king’s heart is like a stream of water directed by the Lord; he guides it wherever he pleases.”
Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT) – “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ says the Lord. ‘They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.'”
Romans 8:28 (NLT) – “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.”Psalm 103:17-18 (NLT) – “But the love of the Lord remains forever with those who fear him. His salvation extends to the children’s children of those who are faithful to his covenant, of those who obey his commandments!”
1 John 3:1 (NLT) – “See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are!”
Proverbs 21:3 (NLT) – “The Lord is more pleased when we do what is right and just than when we offer him sacrifices.”