Proverbs Day 6
Proverbs 1:10-19 (RSV):
10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
11 If they say, "Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us wantonly ambush the innocent;
12 like Sheol let us swallow them alive and whole, like those who go down to the Pit;
13 we shall find all precious goods, we shall fill our houses with spoil; 14 throw in your lot among us, we will all have one purse"
15 my son, do not walk in the way with them, hold back your foot from their paths;
16 for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.
17 For in vain is a net spread in the sight of any bird; 18 but these men lie in wait for their own blood, they set an ambush for their own lives. 19 Such are the ways of all who get gain by violence; it takes away the life of its possessors."
Thought for the day:
The evil influence in others, most of the time, will overcome the well meaning one. The best way to help those that are evil is to pray for them and live an example of goodness before them. Yes, witnessing to them, being kind and loving toward them, but not yielding to their enticements to join them in their wicked ways. God has promised to care of His children and as we trust Him, we will not have to go the way of sinners to attain the things we desire. The Lord promises us those things if we follow and obey Him.
