Reality – to be submitted to, not imagined
Proverbs 13-15/Matthew 8-9
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OT
13:7 Some who are poor pretend to be rich; others who are rich pretend to be poor.
:16 Wise people think before they act; fools don’t and even brag about it!
NT
8:2 Suddenly, a man with leprosy approached Jesus. He knelt before him, worshiping. ‘Lord,’ the man said, ‘if you want to, you can make me well again.’
:5 When Jesus arrived in Capernaum, a Roman officer came and pleaded with him
:19 Then one of the teachers of religious law said to him, ‘Teacher, I will follow you no matter where you go!’
:25 The disciples went to him and woke him up, shouting, ‘Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!’
OT Flash Points
Build to last
NT Flash Points
Prerequisite to building:
Turn, focus and trust Jesus’ blueprint
Perspective
Take your imagination into captivity to Jesus’ perspective
Don’t try to think a problem through
You’ll only muddle it
OBEY, in particular, the nature of Jesus
And it will clear
Simplicity – the secret of seeing clearly
When we try to be wise or think ourselves wise, we see nothing distinctly