Proverbs Day 14
Proverbs 2:16-20(RSV):
"You will be saved from the loose woman, from the adventuress with her smooth words,
17 who forsakes the companion of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God;
18 for her house sinks down to death, and her paths to the shades;
19 none who go to her come back nor do they regain the paths of life.
20 So you will walk in the way of good men and keep to the paths of the righteous."
Thought for the day:
These verses are given as a warning to young men who desire to walk in the wisdom of God. The verses above this tell us that if we hide the Word of God in our hearts and we obey Him, then when we are tempted, we will not fall into a trap of the enemy. These words are as timely today as the day they were written. Many men have ruined their lives by having affairs with loose women. If their lives are not ruined, they still have a stain upon it that remains all the days of their lives. Even though God can and does forgive illicit love affairs, most people are not as forgiving, as they still remember them. We have seen this not only in political leaders, but religious leaders as well over the past number of years. It has left the nation and the church weakened and our young people have been disillusioned by dishonorable role models.
