Proverbs 5

Chapter 5

 

Once again, wisdom gives protection. Paying attention to wisdom helps us with having discretion on knowing who and what to avoid. It keeps us from going astray and wandering away from God. The person who goes astray can easily do so if he is trying to live the Christian life without the Bible. God gives us all the principles within the word to live a holy life. What happens is that many believers read it, but don't apply. When a person encounters sin, head knowledge informs him that yes, this is sin. But simply knowing something doesn't bring protection. Wisdom says to apply, and when a person applies his knowledge of God and what the Scriptures say to his life, he can actively run from and avoid sin. 

There are consequences in all of life for decisions we make. Good consequences as well as bad ones. We can't choose the consequences, but we can choose our actions. Remember that in everything, the good and bad, God sees it all.