It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is
holy, and after vows to make inquiry.
Proverbs, Chapter 20, verse 25.
I can’t explain what this passage actually means,
only how this relates to me.
I’m not supposed to have sugar because Hypoglycemia
runs in my family. It also makes me
cranky with those I care about. Anyway,
there have been times when someone brought a treat into the Teacher’s Lounge to
share. I knew it probably had too much
sugar in it. I tried to block it out of
my mind and eat it as fast as I could.
Then I would say something like, “Oh, that was really good. I bet it had sugar in it and I shouldn’t have
eaten it.”
I knew full-well it had too much sugar in it to
begin with, trying to fool the people sitting around me. I may have fooled the people that I work
with, but you can’t fool God!
He and I both knew I was aware of what I was doing
all along. Well, I think this Bible
verse is saying something similar. You
can’t fool God by doing something that’s against His rules, and then play
innocent after the fact, when you really knew you shouldn’t have done it.
Here is a related passage:
*For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast
said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy
knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and
none else beside me. Isaiah, Chapter 47,
verse 10.
Because this is an example of how I’ve applied this Bible passage to my life, it doesn't necessarily reflect the whole meaning of the passage.
Please click on comments below to share your suggestions. Thanks! Debbie
