Friday!

Proverbs!

My child, 

if sinners entice you, turn your back on them!

They may say, 

"Come and join us. Let's hide and kill someone! Just for fun, let's ambush the innocent!

Let's swallow them alive, like the grave; let's swallow them whole, like those who go down to the pit of death.

Think of the great things we'll get! 

We'll fill our houses with all the stuff we take.

Come, throw in your lot with us; well all share the loot."

My child, don't go along with them! 

Stay far away from their paths.

They rush to commit evil deeds. They hurry to commit murder.

If a bird sees a trap being set, it knows to stay away. But these people set an ambush for themselves; they are trying to get themselves killed. Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money; it robs them of life. 

Proverbs 1:10-19 NLT

Seem familiar?

Sometimes it is others who are calling us, and sometimes it's our own desires, and sometimes it's the promises that "the world" makes. 

If a bird sees a trap it stays away - but traps are disguised in ways that make them difficult to see. This proverb paints the trap as fun, enjoyment, the promise of sharing in something good.

And the solution?

Stay away.

Turn your back.

It takes action on our part. 

What or who do I need to step away from, stay away from, turn my back on, so that I won't be robbed of life?

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