Proverbs 2:16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
19 None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
The strange woman here is the harlot, or prostitute, that is promoted by people who wish to make money from her profession.These are women who have disregarded what God intended the relationship between man and woman to be. The only way God intended sexual relations to be is in a marriage relationship between a man and a woman. Today this not only applies to women but to men to. Verse 18 and 19 lets us know that sexual diseases come from not obeying the way God intended sexual relations to be. Once people realize what has happened they feel they made made an irreversible mistake. At this point they feel there is no hope. But if they could turn their life over to God and surrender to His will there is no disease that can not be healed with putting your faith in God. I ask that if everyone that reads this if you know someone that is experiencing any hardship from a decision that they made in their life that was contrary to what God’s plan was for a man and a woman and they feel their is no hope try to share Jesus with them, just plant the seed.
Proverbs 2:12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
Knowledge of the word of God helps us to steer clear of people that want to talk us in to going in the wrong direction even though they use language that is very enticing. These people could have possibly been righteous once and know just how to lead a person astray. They constantly are saying everything they are doing is okay by trying to bring as many down with them as they can. We even allow things like TV to be that thing that takes us in the wrong direction but the ways of the world will lead people to total destruction. Drunkenness, drugs, immorality, lying, cheating, and stealing are part of the “froward wicked life”. Not one of these things makes for a happy ending. So today please attend the church of your choice but make sure the word you here is from the the word of God. Love to see you at Luverne First Assembly if you do not have a church to attend.
Righteousness or justice is the ability to conform to the will and standard of God to help us see the potential for righteousness in our lives. Judgement is the application of the righteousness in dealing with the people we come in contact with. Equity is living our life in the best way possible by applying God’s righteousness. When wisdom has entered into the heart of man it gives him a good working knowledge of God’s word. This helps us not to make mistakes. Because all the answers to life questions can be found in the Word of God if we keep our hearts focused on God we can not be defeated. The discretion and understanding that preservers us and keeps us helps us to see the wisdom and knowledge that God gives us. If we could study the word of God enough and get it ingrained in our hearts we would not have to worry about ever being defeated by anyone.
Proverbs 2:7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
In verse 7 we see wisdom again, this must mean that to have the wisdom of God is something that is very important. We see that God is saving up wisdom for those that are righteous and all we have to do is ask for it. He is also a protector for us if we will walk in His righteousness and wisdom. For those that continue to walk in path that God is leading He will keep us justified and preserve our ways. To know the wisdom of God is to have the mind Christ, and if we live knowing we are living doing the will God then God is going to be our protector and preserve us through any storm.These two verses are for those who are followers of God so let us continually ask God for wisdom and guidance as we live each day.
Proverbs 2:6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
As we have seen in prior verses that wisdom comes from God..
We read in James 1:5 “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” When we speak all to often we like to think we speak from our knowledge but all knowledge comes from God. Along with that knowledge comes understanding and all of this comes reading the word of God. Scripture is the inspired word of God as He spoke to the writers of His word and our wisdom comes from revelations through reading the Bible. So if you would like to have the wisdom of God not only do we need to just ask for it but spend time in it reading and studying it.
Proverbs 2:1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
God is just asking us to to listen to what His word says and as we have heard so many times to hide His word in our hearts which includes His commandments. Once we apply this wisdom to our mind we realize the value of it and that once applied to the heart that is where our character comes from, it affects our speech, what we see and our conduct. Verse 3 is asking us how bad do we what this wisdom and knowledge, do we want it bad enough to cry out to God? If we would seek the wisdom of God as much as we seek riches and other pleasures in our life just what would God do for us? Well verse 5 tells us we would understand the healthy fear of God, which with the wisdom of God that comes to us it will help us to walk in the paths of righteousness and understand the knowledge of God. Wisdom is a gift from God. As we uncover the secrets of the Bible, We will have reverent fear of God and be filled with His knowledge.
31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
Verse 31 simply saves you will reap what you sew. If people continue to live their lives doing whatever they please they will end receiving the rewards of the seeds they have sewn, which in the end will be eternal life in hell with Satan and his demons. The carelessness of these people will just add to the destruction that will eventually come upon them.There are so people out there today that think they can just do as they please and not pay any attention what God says, even though they go to church and call themselves Christians. Now this chapter ends with a promise from God that whosoever listens to His word and lives by it shall be kept safe and has nothing to fear from evildoers. You know in our society today we so many bad things happening everywhere but as a child of God we should not fear because He says He will keep us safe. We have the blessed hope of spending eternity in Heaven with Him so why should we fear?
28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
Well as we begin a new week i hope you got to here a word from the Lord yesterday and if you did I hope you responded. Verse 28 tells us that God is not going to answer your call if you continue saying I plenty of time to straighten my life out. When he does not answer and you begin to seek Him you will not find him. Because so many are saying today that so many things are ok that are contrary to what God’s word teaches. It shows their lack of knowledge and also shows they have no fear of God. It does not matter how many times people are told the right ways to live it does not matter.They continue to ignore the warnings of God until it is too late. if God’s spirit is dealing with you now do not wait to act on it because His word says that His spirit will not strive with man always.
Proverbs 1:24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
Verse 24 and 25 seem to be talking about the people in our world today. So many have refused to listen to what the word of God says and feel they can live their life any way they want to. Even when God brings judgement today on sin people disregard it and go right back to what they were doing. Even though they can be told what they need to do they reject it and could care less that what they are doing is wrong.
Verse 26 and 27 gives us a little about what God will do for this rejection.We know that the fear these verses talk about are not the same as the fear we have in God. This fear is when everything is falling down around them God will laugh at their ignorance and mock them. It continues to say when this fear takes over your life because of desolation and destruction and your life is filled with with distress and anguish, God will not heed their call because you have not listen to Him. I ask again today if you are not in church find one today and start learning what God can do for you. Do not worry about how you look or how little you know or what you have done wrong a true Church that worships God will accept you as you are. My home church is Luverne First Assembly of God where everyone is welcome, my wife and I will be attending God Speed Biker Ministries in Milbrook today where everyone is welcome and you do not have to ride a bike.
Proverbs 1:20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
It is God’s desire that all have wisdom so it is available to to anyone who will listen.The wisdom of God can be found by anyone who willing to listen. Verse 22 helps us see 3 classes of people , the simple or naïve who are ignorant of the wisdom, the scorners who push it a little further to not accepting the wisdom, and the fools who just totally defy the knowledge of wisdom. Proverbs aims its wisdom primarily at the first group. God is telling the people to learn by His reproof. God is offering to pour out His Spirit. God the Holy Spirit will reveal the meaning of the word to us if we will accept His Spirit into us. God’s wisdom brings to bear against the sinner indictments for sin that demand repentance. To the one who does repent, God promises the spirit or essence of true wisdom linked to divine revelation.
"For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one." I John 5:7
