Mar 31, 2022 – Proverbs 5:20-23 – The Lord Sees
Daily Word
Proverbs 5:20-23 (New Living Translation) [A thought for thought translation]
20 Why be captivated, my son, by an immoral woman, or fondle the breasts of a promiscuous woman?
21 For the Lord sees clearly what a man does, examining every path he takes.
22 An evil man is held captive by his own sins; they are ropes that catch and hold him.
23 He will die for lack of self-control; he will be lost because of his great foolishness
Proverbs 5:20-23 (New American Standard Bible) [A word for word translation]
20 For why should you, my son, be exhilarated with an adulteress And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?
21 For the ways of a man are before the eyes of the Lord, And He watches all his paths.
22 His own iniquities will capture the wicked, And he will be held with the cords of his sin.
23 He will die for lack of instruction, And in the greatness of his folly he will go astray.
Pastor’s Thoughts
One of the biggest lies from Hell is that you will get away with sexual sin or any sin for that matter.
God knows all things. Nothing slips past Him. IT CAN’T BE DONE!
Not only does God knows all sin that we commit, but He tells us in His Word that there are consequences when we commit said sins. You might say, but “I am forgiven” or “I have been washed by the blood of Jesus.”
Yes Jesus’ death covered the eternal separation from God, but that does not mean there aren’t consequences for our sins.
The Lord often describes it as a cause-and-effect type of situation. When I do this, this most likely will happen. When I do not do this, this most likely will happen.
He refers to it as blessings and cursing’s. In other words, good consequences and bad consequences.
I don’t know about you, but I want to experience His blessings much more than I experience the cursing’s.
One of the best ways to avoid cursing’s is by staying pure sexually before the Lord. This does not mean that if you have or are currently committing sexual sin that God can’t restore you spiritually. You can still live a sexually pure life before the Lord. All you have to do is turn from your sin today and walk according to His Word instead of other things.
If you live a lifestyle of UNREPENTENTED sexual sin then I struggle to see you as believer in Christ. I am not saying you aren’t, I am just saying that you are not living like you are.
Have a blessed Thursday everyone. I pray that you will starting today live a life that is sexually pure until the very end of your time on Earth.
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