BEWARE

Proverbs 2:16-20

Thoughts for the Day

These verses are given as a warning to young men who desire to walk in the wisdom of God. The verses above this tell us that if we hide the Word of God in our hearts and we obey Him, then when we are tempted, we will not fall into a trap of the enemy. These words are as timely today as the day they were written. Many men have ruined their lives by having affairs with loose women. If their lives are not ruined, they still have a stain upon it that remains all the days of their lives. Even though God can and does forgive illicit love affairs, most people are not as forgiving, as they still remember them. We have seen this not only in political leaders, but religious leaders as well over the past number of years. It has left the nation and the church weakened and our young people have been disillusioned by dishonorable role models.

The verses above describe loose women as those that run around on their husbands and forget their covenant with God. They become ensnared with lust and the devil uses them to flirt with men and lead them astray. These verses refer to her house as one that sinks down to death and shady paths. This refers to sin that leads to death or carries the death principle (which means anything that eventually leads to death). Sin always brings a curse. Our nation today is cursed with many painful and incurable sexually transmitted diseases. Statistics show that more than one in five Nigerians are infected with a viral sexually transmitted disease. This is not including AIDS. Aids ranks as the ninth leading cause of death in the USA. Men and women who are unfaithful will find it hard to return to the paths of righteousness without the help of God. The warning above for men to stay pure is applicable to women also who would be tempted by lustful men. We must pray for our young people and our nation to return to the Biblical virtues of virginity and chastity before marriage, and faithfulness to the marriage vows after wedlock. Divorce, fornication and sexual sins are not only dividing our homes, but are destroying the very heart of our nation.