Proverbs 6 -- It's NEVER Too Late To Say No

Solomon again talks about sexual sin, and my commentary had an excellent answer to those who would argue that sex is a normal desire, given by God, and we have every right to use it, even if we’re not married.  They liken the sex drive to hunger – when the desire arises, then satisfy it.  “Paul made it clear that the believer’s body belongs to God and that the presence of a desire isn’t the same as the privilege to SATISFY that desire.”

 

Solomon lists seven things in verses 16-19 that God can’t stand, and I liked what I read in the Believer’s Bible Commentary about some of them:

-          A proud look is dust deifying itself.

-          A lying tongue is doing exactly the opposite of what it was made for – glorifying God, not lying

-          Someone who starts arguments among families – God ranks those who cause divisions among brethren with murderers

 

Speaking of adultery again, Solomon warned – “You can’t carry hot coals against your chest without burning your clothes.”  That’s a vivid word picture we need to remember any time we are tempted to lust.

 

Finally, in my Bible’s sidebar, for those already engaged in sexual sin, I read:  “It is NEVER too late to say no.  The freedom offered in Christ is that we can say no, and when we say it, there comes the opposite resounding YES!  And out of that yes God builds a life more beautiful, more complete, more satisfying than anything that we could ever create for ourselves.  He wants that for each of us.”

 

Father, we so need Your wisdom regarding sexual sin, because the sex drive is so powerful and because we have that war within us between the flesh and the spirit.  Shout this out loudly, Father.  Help us to hear You when Satan’s whispers turn into shouts.

 

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford