Proverbs Chapter 2 in general is to remind the readers to pay attention and commitment to God’s commandment – be wise. Again, it seems like throughout the whole book of Proverbs since the very beginning, the readers are kept reminded to be wise and to gain wisdom. This emphasizes how crucial, the eagerness and desperation God wants his children to stand in the line of wisdom. In chapter 2, it touches on the moral benefits of possessing wisdom. Not our in-born wisdom, but the wisdom from God. With wisdom, we will be able to discern the right and wrong so that we won’t choose the wrong path. Verse 11, “Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you.” Wisdom will separate us from the wicked and devious man.
Imagine you are all by yourself away from home. You are walking pass a red light district. Your temptation creeps in. There is a voice calling you up. “Hey sing hoe, sing hoe, I am just cheap. Come with me and I will give you my love. We will enjoy tonight.” You turn your head around and there is nobody around. You feel the fire burning. You feel the desire to have a late night sex. It’s so enticing… But you hear another voice calling you up, “ My son, don’t be fooled by the prostitute. Watch your path. Listen to me. I am your Father. Those who follow me will bear abundant fruits and I will never forsake him. He will be blessed and so is his generation.” You are struggling. You are losing your ground. Okay, the message that I will like to bring is that it’s not easy to deter or resist temptations. It takes a great great effort to overcome. Perhaps we may say that it is easy. It’s a piece of cake. Well, mind you that when we are proud of ourselves, we are more prone to fall into the devils’ trap. Without wisdom, we are knocking on the road to eternal death.
Therefore, stay away from adulteress. Stay away from pre-marital sex as it’s not what God desires from us. Reserve the best from God until your marriage. Sex is a gift from God that he puts in us. It is something awesome. Man and woman are attracted to each other. It’s the creation of God and it’s wonderful. We shouldn’t blame God for what he has given us, but we should learn how to be the keeper and master of our body and soul.
The bible promises us that those who walk in the ways of good men and kep the paths of the righteous will attain life and live in the promise land while the wicked will be torn off. Last but not least, a point for you guys to ponder:
Can a clever person be wicked?
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