Reading: Proverbs 9:10-18 |
That’s part of the nature and enticement of evil, at least in some of its phases.
In verse 17, the simple woman declares:
“Stolen waters are sweet.”
True!
“Bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
True again!
Oh the sweet, pleasant thrill of doing what I shouldn’t be doing!
Long before Solomon wrote Proverbs, Moses made the choice to deny himself that sweet, pleasant thrill in Egypt:
“Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season” (Hebrews 11:25).
That’s right — the sweet, pleasant thrill doesn’t last. Pleasure and sweetness have their season in the Sin Cycle. Then they’re gone.
“Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel” (Proverbs 20:17).
Mark! (There, I got my attention.)
Remember that the Gravel Phase comes after the Bread Phase in the Sin Cycle.
Always.
from Proverbs 9:12
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