Proverbs in 31 DaysSample

What a picture Proverbs 7 is of the deceitfulness of sexual sin (and sin in general). Throughout this chapter, we watch the simple man become ensnared by the adulterous woman in the same way a fly is caught in a spider web. If we are not careful and vigilant, this will be our story. There is much for us to learn from this text, but there are two immediate warnings we should learn from this chapter: we should be careful about where we walk, and we should never try to walk through temptation by ourselves.

As the simple man walked down the street, the young man was undoubtedly fantasizing about what His night would hold. He was so consumed by His lust that He didn’t realize that every step He took moved Him closer to the destruction and pain that would come for Him in the morning. It is so easy to become distracted by the false promises of sin. Think about the false ways sin promises to fulfill us:

“This is where life is found.”

“You will feel better if you just…”

“No one will ever know.”

The reality is that sin will always lead to death, and it will rot you from the inside out if it goes unconfessed. The key to defending ourselves is in the first four verses of this proverb. We should memorize and live according to God’s Word. Ephesians 6 refers to God’s Word as the Sword of the Spirit, and we see Jesus defending against the Devil’s attacks with this sword in Matthew 4. We need to heed the warnings of these scriptures, or we will be defenseless when the time comes for us to decide which path we are going to take.

If there is somewhere in our lives that matches the description of “the street near her corner,” let us be wary of it. Do not wait another minute to loop in someone in your Life Group. Give them the tools to help you take another path. Make sure certain apps or websites are blocked on your phone, take a different route to the water cooler, or switch the time you go to the gym. There is no sacrifice that is too great if it will save you from something that “will cost (you your) life.