Proverbs 1:1~31:31
Proverbs , Sarah Barry
KEEP GOD’S COMMANDS IN YOUR HEART
Passage: Proverbs 6:12~35
Key verse: 21
People will always try to deceive and trick you. Beware of sly and adulterous people who tempt you to follow their ways. Rather, remember the wise teachings of our spiritual parents to do what is upright and godly. We should imprint God’s commands on our hearts and follow them as our inner light. We need to meditate on them day and night, and this will guide us and keep us from falling astray. We will open our eyes to see scams and traps around us and avoid them.
The proverb gives a strong warning especially against adultery. It seems so common. Yet, when people commit adultery, it’s like scooping fire into one’s lap. Reputations are ruined, and the stigma of shame is never removed. Moreover, a jealous spouse will oppose you, punish you, and never forget. Who wants to live in a firepit like this?
Passion makes people blind and careless in their choices. It steals their hearts and minds and makes them sick with lust. Those who follow their adulterous desires and break up a family will have to live with this great shame for the rest of their lives as a testament against them. Even years later, David was still remembered for committing adultery with Bathsheba (Mt 1:6).
Prayer: Father, thank you for your laws protecting me. Help me to imprint your righteous commands on my heart and be on guard against adultery.
One Word: Bind God’s laws on your heart
The proverb gives a strong warning especially against adultery. It seems so common. Yet, when people commit adultery, it’s like scooping fire into one’s lap. Reputations are ruined, and the stigma of shame is never removed. Moreover, a jealous spouse will oppose you, punish you, and never forget. Who wants to live in a firepit like this?
Passion makes people blind and careless in their choices. It steals their hearts and minds and makes them sick with lust. Those who follow their adulterous desires and break up a family will have to live with this great shame for the rest of their lives as a testament against them. Even years later, David was still remembered for committing adultery with Bathsheba (Mt 1:6).
Prayer: Father, thank you for your laws protecting me. Help me to imprint your righteous commands on my heart and be on guard against adultery.
One Word: Bind God’s laws on your heart
