This weeks sermon was The Principle Of The Path
This weeks scripture was Proverbs 7:6-27 (Solomon is speaking)
At the window of my house I looked down through the lattice. 7 I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who had no sense. 8 He was going down the street near her corner, walking along in the direction of her house 9 at twilight, as the day was fading, as the dark of night set in. 10 Then out came a woman to meet him, dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent. 11 She is unruly and defiant, her feet never stay at home; 12 now in the street, now in the squares, at every corner she lurks. 13 She took hold of him and kissed him and with a brazen face she said: 14 “Today I fulfilled my vows, and I have food from my fellowship offering at home. 15 So I came out to meet you; I looked for you and have found you! 16 I have covered my bed with colored linens from Egypt. 17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.18 Come, let’s drink deeply of love till morning; let’s enjoy ourselves with love! 19 My husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey. 20 He took his purse filled with money and will not be home till full moon.” 21 With persuasive words she led him astray; she seduced him with her smooth talk. 22 All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose 23 till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life. 24 Now then, my sons, listen to me; pay attention to what I say. 25 Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths. 26 Many are the victims she has brought down; her slain are a mighty throng.
27 Her house is a highway to the grave, leading down to the chambers of death.
Your direction, not your intention, determines your destiny. The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Satan knows how to trip everyone up. Satan knows how to lead you to make poor decisions. We buy into the lie that it’s just one time, how can it hurt. When we buy into the lie that it’s just this one time we are leading ourselves down a path that can be very dangerous. In order to not fall into that path we need to seek wisdom, because God speaks in absolute truth. The biggest problem we have with seeking wisdom from God is sometimes we don’t like the answer he gives us. God gives freely his wisdom, we just have to seek it.
Another way we can keep from falling into the “it’s just this one time path”, we need people around us to hold us accountable. You can do this by joining a small group, finding an accountability group or accountability partner. These groups allow you to share with people and have them speak into your life and how your choices can affect you. One last thing you can do is make choices based on long term expectations, not short term gratification. This one is hard because sometimes short term gratification is so appealing and we forget that short term decisions have long term effects. The short term gratification can have everlasting long term effects. Remember to always make choices by thinking about what the end result will be. Don’t let Satan lead you down a path that leads you to death. Be careful of the choices you make and be careful when you think it’s not a temptation. Every choice is a path and sometimes those choices may take you to a destination you may not like.
Every decision I make is a new fork in the road.
Every decision I make takes me down a new path.
Lord, help me to choose the right path.
As you go through out this week ask yourself these 2 questions
1. What is it that you want to be the hallmark of your life?
2. How would you want the epitaph that marks your grave to read?
Below you will find this week’s sermon.
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