INSTRUCTION

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Text : Pro 4:13.

 *Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.* 

 *There are duties that are basically your call, no matter how long you pray, God will not do for you what He has instructed you to do.* 

Our text says, :

1. *Take fast hold of instruction* : It's clear that the onus is on you to 'take'. To take is to get something into one's hands, or take possession or control of something. Now, the 'something' here is INSTRUCTION. There are some instructions that has been issued expressly to you by God, how well are you holding to them? TAKE FAST HOLD OF INSTRUCTION. 

2. *LET HER NOT GO :* There's a tendency for her to go. There's a tendency for you to forget the lessons you once cherished. *Don't ever disdain the principles you once held valuable simply because you've gained some level of comfort.* 

3. *KEEP HER :* David said 'Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.' Psa 119:11. *If God's words are not kept conscientiously in your heart, sinning against Him will be inevitable.* 

4. *She is your life :* If only you knew that following instruction is a matter of life and death, then you wouldn't toy with any of His instructions. 

The fall of man came about because the first man failed to follow instruction. Note that instructions are given on a daily basis and must be followed on a daily basis too. 

And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and *take up his cross daily,* and follow me.Luke 9:23.

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

1. Lord, I receive the Grace to keep your word in my heart and to follow it daily. 

Bible Reading : Proverbs 4:1-27.


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