Good morning brothers and sisters in Christ. In this world of grief and despair we must remember that: GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME, ALL THE TIME GOD IS GOOD!!
Discipline! Something no one likes, or care to have our mistakes pointed out. I guess you could say this is human, but then, that is just a rationalization for why we did something wrong or incorrectly.
Yesterday we talked about staying away from the door of the prostitute, or in many of our cases the material things of the world. Let us today begin with verse 9 and work our way to verse 14. If you don't stay away from the door of temptation then:
Proverbs 5: 9 lest you lose your honor to others and your dignity to one who is cruel, 10 lest strangers feast on your wealth and your toil enrich the house of another.
Here is where we need a sober and real reflection of what may happen if we fall to the temptations of women, men, material items in this world. If we go wide open then this could cost us our hard-earned gains, the reputation of being a Godly person, it could cost us our livelihood or our lives. Why??
Then as you grow old you will look back, sometimes with wonder, sometimes with dismay, and sometimes with grief. Proverbs 5: 11 At the end of your life you will groan, when your flesh and body are spent.
Your whole life has been given to the cruel temptress of the world and for what? What have you gained? As the song goes we must GIVE UP THE WORLD! (click to hear the song).
Proverb 5: 12 You will say, “How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned correction! 13 I would not obey my teachers or turn my ear to my instructors.
While we tread the crossroads of life we will spurn discipline, not listen to our teachers or our spiritual leaders. And where does this lead us? Many times to destruction, sometimes to confusion, and sometimes just total indecision. We may be as Yogi Berra (baseball player) says---when you come to a fork in the road---- take it!! Yes, it does not make sense as do many of our decisions in life.
Proverbs 5: 14 And I was soon in serious trouble in the assembly of God’s people.”
King James Version: 14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
Think about this -- almost in all evil -- whereforth comes evil? It comes from satan who showers us with temptations while whispering in our ear "it is okay, God doesn't care" and we fall to the temptation and lies.
Then comes accountability. Wow!! This is so strong, when you have to meet and greet people who have seen the REAL YOU! Then we are definitely in trouble with a capital T.
When our 'DESIRES' are fully activated we 'DO NOT WANT ADVICE' we only want 'SATISFACTION', and this worldly satisfaction may be our demise and at the end of life it may be too late.
Where are you today my friend? Walking with Jesus, walking with the world, OR, one foot in each world making you lukewarm. Hmm! Thank you for reading today. Love you all.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny
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