Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways submit to Him, and
He will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6
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Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways submit to Him, and
He will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trus
t in
the
Lord
Don’t lean on your ow
n understanding
Submit to Him
The Proverbs Tri-Perspective
To Make Your Path Straight…
1. Trust in the Lord with all your heart.2. Lean not on your own understanding.3. Submit to Him in all your ways.
Three Roles of Jesus
1. Prophet
The same sun that melts the ice hardens the clay.
Puritan Saying
Trust in the Lord with all your heart ...
Proverbs 3:5a
Three Roles of Jesus
1. Prophet2. Priest
No one comes to the Father except through Me.
John 14:6
Jesus the Prophet not only tells us what to do but also makes new life possible by His service to us as a Priest.
Trus
t in
the
Lord
Don’t lean on your ow
n understanding
Submit to Him
The Proverbs Tri-Perspective
Pro
phet
Priest
King
The whole earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof!
Psalm 24:1
There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign
over all, does not cry, “Mine!”
Abraham Kuyper
• Material and the immaterial• Visible and invisible• Physical and spiritual• Men and women• Angels and demons• Christians and non-
Christians
Jesus rules over…
• Young and old• Rich and poor• Healthy and sick• Simple and wise• Living and dead• ALL.
There is no such thing as a personal life for the Christian.
Mark DriscollVintage Jesus
In all your ways submit to Him …
Proverbs 3:6a
You may say to yourself, “My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.” But
remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gave you the ability to produce wealth.
Deuteronomy 8:17-18a
Trus
t in
the
Lord
Don’t lean on your ow
n understanding
Submit to Him
The Proverbs Tri-Perspective
Pro
phet
Priest
King
Prophet
Priest King
Prophet
Priest King
Prophet
Priest King
Prophet
Priest King
Prophet
Priest King
speaks to us
walks with us rules over us
Trus
t in
the
Lord
Don’t lean on your ow
n understanding
Submit to Him
The Proverbs Tri-Perspective
Pro
phet
Priest
King
Three Questions
1. Is Jesus my prophet?2. Is Jesus my priest?3. Is Jesus my king?