{"id":3081,"date":"2020-04-07T16:36:07","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T23:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/?p=3081"},"modified":"2020-04-07T18:32:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T01:32:07","slug":"hobart-herd-devotional-proverbs-7-4-7-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/?p=3081","title":{"rendered":"Hobart Herd Devotional – Proverbs 7 – 4-7-20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hobart Herd Devotional \u2013 Proverbs 7 \u2013\n4-7-20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   This chapter tells the story of how we are\ndrawn by lust into making bad decisions. \nMuch like Chapter 5, that deals with a young man falling prey to a\nharlot, this chapter deals with being drawn into a relationship with an\nadulteress.  The difference being that\nthis is a married woman who in her loneliness seeks out a lover and entices him\nto enter an intimate relationship, in spite of her marriage vows.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   We have the similar words of wisdom being\noffered in verses 1-3, \u201ckeep my words and treasure up my commandments with you;\nkeep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye; bind\nthem on your finger; write them on the tablet of your heart.\u201d(ESV)  Some of the words that spoke to me are:\ntreasure my commandments; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye.  The Jewish people would literally bind copies\nof God\u2019s Word on their head, hearts, hands and clothing.  The problem is that an outward expression of\nkeeping God\u2019s Word close does not mean that we treasure and keep them as the\napple of your eye.  In fact, sometimes it\njust means that we want people to \u201cthink\u201d that we are serious about God\u2019s Word\nwhen we really are after men\u2019s approval and public opinion.  The real problem comes when we don\u2019t allow\nthe truth of God\u2019s Word to travel the 18 inches from the head to the\nheart.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   The foolish young man keeps passing by her\nhouse in the dark hours, listening to her call and seeing her provocative\ndress.  She is so bold as to grab him and\nkiss him drawing him into her web of sensual deceit.  When we hang out and deliberately put\nourselves in places of temptation, it is no wonder we fall in sinful and inappropriate\nrelationships.  We have vivid word\npictures describing the fall into sin; an ox goes to the slaughter, a stag\ncaught fast until the arrow pierces it, a bird that rushes into a snare\n(22-23).  These lead to enslavement to\nlust and eventually spiritual death.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   Are we treasuring God\u2019s Word as the apple of\nour eyes?  Are we hanging around the\nsinful lusts and snares of this world of sin? \nKnow the end in store for those who ignore God\u2019s Words and\ncommands.  Also know that Jesus has\nprovided a way for sin to be forgiven as we confess and repent (turn from) sin\nto Him in faith believing that the blood He shed on the cross has paid for my\nsin and opened the door to new life, eternal life in Him.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

   Father, thank you for the power of Your word\nand commands.  Forgive me for hanging\naround, and purposefully walking down the streets of temptation instead of\ntreasuring Your words as the apple of my eye. \nI trust in the power of Lord\u2019s cleansing blood and forgiveness.  Help me to rely on Your Spirit to keep Your\ncommands and words on my heart and mind in such a way that I will be led away\nfrom the paths of sin and into the joy and peace of following You.  May You receive glory from my life as is\nseeks to follow Your Word.  In Jesus\nName, Amen.  Pastor Rob    <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hobart Herd Devotional \u2013 Proverbs 7 \u2013 4-7-20    This chapter tells the story of how we are drawn by lust into making bad decisions.  Much like Chapter 5, that deals with a young man falling prey to a harlot, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3081"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3081"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3082,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3081\/revisions\/3082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hobart-community-church.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}