THURSDAY, November 6th, 2008

Hey Everone! I am excited about everything slowing down between now and Christmas. I REALLY want to get things rolling again with the devotions!! We need to get all of our stragglers back on track...

A Few Thoughts From Yesterday:
Anonymous: Thanks for posting a response! You have made it clear that you were not bragging about sin. I believe you. I am sorry that you are not cheering anymore. I hope that you will come and get back involved with us in youth group!! We want you here!!!!
Kervin: I am thankful that you are back on here again. We miss you in church.
Michael: That was some good stuff! I especially appreciate your kindness to anonymous.
Gaby: I am very thankful that you are making these devotions a priority. We missed you last night! You are right about congress being the more powerful lawmaker, I hope you are right that everything works out ok. I know you are right when you said: God is in control, so we don't have to worry about it :)
Rachel: You are a funny girl!... thats all I have to say about that.

Proverbs 6

1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
14 Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
26 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adultress will hunt for the precious life.
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34 For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

YIKES!! This is some serious stuff! Let me explain the three main things that jumped out to me in this passage:

1. Verses 4 - 11 make it clear that it is NOT WISE to be LAZY!!! We should look at an ant. Even though the ant has no overseer, or manager, they still work work work... We too need to work if we expect to accomplish great things in this life.

2. Verses 16 - 18 ARE HUGE!!! These are 7 things that GOD HATES!!!! In fact it says it is an abomination... that simply means GOD HATES HATES HATES IT!!!!!!!!! Everything from lying, gossiping, a wicked heart, a trouble maker, a proud person... Have you been guilty of any of these any time recently?? I HAVE! I do not want to be guilty of doing something that God REALLY REALLY HATES!!! God please help me to avoid these sins that you hate so much!!

3. Finally the big ouch... Verses 23 - 35. Stay away from the Evil woman!! she will try to seduce you, she will try to flatter you and flirt with you. Making you so foolish that you will eat bread out of her hand... JUST LIKE A DOG!!!!

Do you REALLY THINK that you can play with fire and not get burned?? Do you really think that you can walk on hot coals without burning your feet? NO!!! THEN WHY DO YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN COMMIT ADULTERY OR FORNICATION WITHOUT GETTING HURT?

You WILL GET HURT IF YOU DO THAT!!!!!!

Verse 33 says A WOUND AND DISHONOUR SHALL HE GET!!!!

That is not what I want in my life!!!!!!