1. DILIGENTLY SEEKING GOD PART 2
PROVERBS 16

2. What We Learned Last Week
We must diligently seek God Hb 11:6
We must diligently seek wisdom Pr 2:1-4
Wisdom comes from God 2:6
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom 9:10
If we walk in the way of the Lord 10:29, we will have the blessing of the Lord 10:22
Avoid abominations to the Lord 15:8,9, 25,26

3. Diligently Seeking God
The preparations of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord. 16:1
We make plans; the Lord has the final say 16:9,33; why we should say “If the Lord wills…” James 4:13-17
All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs the spirits. 16:2,25; 15:11; Heb. 4:12-13

4. Diligently Seeking God
Commit your works to the Lord, and your thoughts will be established. 16:3
Application of v.1,2; Ps 37:4-5
The Lord has made all for Himself, Yes, even the wicked for the day of doom. 16:4; Colossians 1:15-18 all things created by Christ and for Christ
God made man upright Ecclesiastes 7:29
2 Tim. 2:20-21 we choose

5. Diligently Seeking God
Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord; though they join forces, none will go unpunished. 16:5 team up in vain Ps 2
When a man's ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. 16:7; Matt. 5:9-10 This does not negate persecution 2 Tim. 3:12
Honesty is a godly trait 16:11; Titus 1:2
Whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he. 16:20, 6 trust in God’s mercy + truth