Daily Devotionals for January 6
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Proverbs: God's Wisdom for Daily Living
Devotional Scripture:
10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
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
Verses 10-14 - God cares for His children. We do not need to go the way of sinners to attain our desires; for the Lord promises to grant them if we trust and obey Him (Psalm 37:1-4). Greed can lead to robbery and even murder. Gangs are rampant today because the above verses are unheeded by many people. Those of us with children are responsible to warn them of the dangers of following the wrong crowd. Birds of a feather flock together. If we do not desire to become like ungodly people, we must not be close friends with them. If we play with fire, we will be burned. Neither young, nor older people should entertain the notion that we can stay close to wickedness and not eventually do as the wicked do. If we do not resist evil, it will overtake us. Smaller sins eventually lead to bigger ones.
Verses 15-19 - It is not easy to live for Christ in an ungodly society. I praise God for the young people who are doing so. Becoming friends with ungodly people, however, is an enticement that Satan uses to ensnare Christians. He whispers that by becoming their friend, we can win them to Christ, but their influence usually overcomes the well-meaning person. I am not saying we should snub them, but that we should not become close friends with them. Doing so has been the downfall of many Christians. "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you" (2 Corinthians 6:14-17).
The best way to help ungodly people is to pray for them and live righteously before them. Witness to them, be kind to them, but do not yield to enticements to join their ways.
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