My son, pay attention to my wisdom;
Lend your ear to my understanding,
2 That you may preserve discretion,
And your lips may keep knowledge.
3 For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey,
And her mouth is smoother than oil;
4 But in the end she is bitter as wormwood,
Sharp as a two-edged sword.
The specific case here is the immoral woman who
tempts you. But all sin is like this. It feels right in the moment. It’s honey
and oil, sweet and smooth. But it’s bitter and sharp in the end. It reminds me
of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, when the bad guy drinks from the cup
seeking eternal life. Sin offers such great promises, and delivers none of
them. Sin is trading what you want most for what you want now.
We now have a time
to tell God where we fell for this trap, and to ask Him to show us where we are
STILL falling for it.
6/9/13
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