I Saw Some Naive Young Men, And One In Particular Who Lacked Common Sense.

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I Saw Some Naive Young Men,

And One In Particular

Who Lacked Common Sense.

Scripture

Proverbs 7

7 I saw some naive young men,
    and one in particular who lacked common sense.

8 He was crossing the street near the house of an immoral woman,
    strolling down the path by her house.

9 It was at twilight, in the evening,
    as deep darkness fell.

10 The woman approached him,
    seductively dressed and sly of heart.

11 She was the brash, rebellious type,
    never content to stay at home.

12 She is often in the streets and markets,
    soliciting at every corner.

13 She threw her arms around him and kissed him,
    and with a brazen look she said,

14 “I’ve just made my peace offerings
    and fulfilled my vows.

15 You’re the one I was looking for!
    I came out to find you, and here you are!

16 My bed is spread with beautiful blankets,
    with colored sheets of Egyptian linen.

17 I’ve perfumed my bed
    with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

18 Come, let’s drink our fill of love until morning.
    Let’s enjoy each other’s caresses,

19 for my husband is not home.
    He’s away on a long trip.

20 He has taken a wallet full of money with him
    and won’t return until later this month.[b]”

21 So she seduced him with her pretty speech
    and enticed him with her flattery.

22 He followed her at once,
    like an ox going to the slaughter.
He was like a stag caught in a trap,

23     awaiting the arrow that would pierce its heart.
He was like a bird flying into a snare,
    little knowing it would cost him his life.

24 So listen to me, my sons,
    and pay attention to my words.

25 Don’t let your hearts stray away toward her.
    Don’t wander down her wayward path.

26 For she has been the ruin of many;
    many men have been her victims.

27 Her house is the road to the grave.
    Her bedroom is the den of death.

Observation

God wants us to set up boundaries when it comes to the opposite sex. He warns us over and over and over again against sexual immorality and yet it doesn't seem like we get the message. Stupid is as stupid does. Wrong is wrong. Sex outside of marriage is wrong. It is sexual immorality! It is a sin that will destroy us!

Satan wants to destroy you and sex outside of marriage is one of his tools to really mess you up and not only you, but usually your entire family too.

Vice President Mike Pence has been made fun of, he has been ridiculed because of the boundaries that he has established to protect himself against falling into sexual sin with a woman. I applaud our vice president for his commitment to his wife and to his Lord.

I have made those same commitments. Have you?

Lets not be a naive person that lacks common sense like the young man in Proverbs 7!

Application

I will not be alone with a woman other than my wife.

I will not eat a meal alone with a woman that is not my wife.

I will not counsel a woman without my wife being present.

I will not give a woman a ride in my car (except to pick up one of the ladies for my wife and bring her to my wife's small group and this is an exception and very rare).

My wife has total access to my phone, my computer, my emails, my text messages etc.

How about you? Have you established boundaries for your behavior with the opposite sex?

Prayer

Heavenly Father, help me to live a life that makes You smile. Don't let me do stupid stuff that would mess up my relationship with You. Give me wisdom. Show me how to keep my marriage great.

I pray for guys who are struggling in the area of sexual purity. Help them to be men of integrity. If they are struggling with pornography give them the courage to get help. If a husband is cheating on his wife or if a wife is cheating on her husband help them to repent and help them to work harder on their relationship with their spouse.

Daily Bible Reading: Proverbs 7,8,9; Romans 9

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