Wisdom Leads to Life

June 5
Read Proverbs 5-7

Proverbs 7:4 Say to wisdom, "You are my sister,"
and call understanding your kinsman;
5 they will keep you from the adulteress,
from the wayward wife with her seductive words.

DO YOU ever think about the “stupid” things you’ve done in life? Occasionally some moment, a word, a person or a circumstance will remind me of a mistake I’ve made, and I’ll say to myself, “I should have known better.” And I am embarrassed with myself and regret how I may have hurt someone.

The Wisdom Writer knows (through his own experiences, I’m sure) what happens when we put wisdom aside and rely on our feelings. We submit to temptations. In this case he refers to sexual adultery. But let’s expand his caution to consider all sin as “an adultery of unfaithfulness to God”.

Sin comes when we don’t know any better. Sin comes when we let feelings override our knowledge. Sin comes when we put our wants before God’s commands.

To resist sin, we must know God’s Word. Yes, read his word each day—not just these verses—and you will have more knowledge to resist “adultery”.

Read God’s Word and your feelings will be stronger for him. When your emotions are closer to God, your feelings will be farther from sin.

And third, understand that God’s commands are his words of love to guide you to a full life with him. His commands lead you to the cross to bow before Jesus and say to him, “You are my Lord and Savior.”

Trust the pathway of wisdom to guide you to life. It is from God for you.