Shalom Family,
Thanks for accepting the call to corporately study and share. We will be doing one chapter a day. I encourage as many as can, to read, study, meditate and share a thought/s from your devotion.
May the Lord bless our devotions.
Key Verse: Proverbs 1:7
The [reverent] fear of the LORD [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the beginning and the preeminent part of knowledge [its starting point and its essence]; But arrogant fools despise [skillful and godly] wisdom and instruction and self-discipline.
Proverbs 5
Day 5 .
Tue May 05 2020 23:59:59 GMT+0300 (East Africa Time)
Overview
✳️ Verses: 23
✳️ Theme: Perils of Adultery (Warning Against Adultery)
As you go through this chapter, you will note the use of body parts in explaining the perils of adultery. Sexual sin begins in the mind before it is physical. It is both spiritual and physical.
The imagery of the body parts in the chapter amplifies the fact you must not be mentally intentional in overcoming but also physically. Do not touch, do not look, do not follow, do not walk with etc. . . .
Overcoming sexual sin means literally "running" away (like Joseph)..
We make the mistake of having confidence in our body/flesh. .
Haaaaaa . . nini. . huyu ni bro. . . ata tukikaa up to 8pm peke yetu hakuna ngori itatokea. ..
Or for the married, we re just chatting. . We are not physically together. . .Ata akiniita dear kuna nini. . si ata barua or email tunaandika tukitumia dear so and so. . 🤭🤭..
The point. . kaa paaaaaaale. . 👉👉👉👉👉. . mbali..
The physical imagery:
❇️ Verse 1 - Lend your ear to undertanding!
❇️ Verse 2 - Let your lips keep knowledge
❇️ Verse 3 - The mouth of an immoral woman is smoother than oil (if you don't say no way before, you will slide faster than the speed of light!).
❇️ Verse 5 - The Feet of the immoral woman lead to death
❇️ Verse 7 - pay attention to the words of the mouth of the father.
❇️ Verse 11 - Flesh and body consumed.
❇️ Verse 12 - a heart that despises reproof. .
❇️ Verse 13 - incline your ear to instruction
❇️ Verse 19 - Find satisfaction in the "breasts" of your wife!
❇️ Verse 20 - Don't be embraced by the arms of the seductress.
❇️ Verse 21 - Eyes of the Lord are on the ways of a man.
1. Let us define what is "enjoy".
2. Is enjoying physical only?
Marriage demands unconditional love and "faithfulness".
The story of prophet Isaiah teaches us how to love the unlovable... imagine God telling to go marry an unfaithful woman! She is already defiled. And you know before hand. . What will keep you in that marriage.
Of course this is an "extreme case". . . Yet it was telling the story of God.
We need to ask God to help us know what story wants to tell with our marriages. !
Commentaries
Sau Karani
Proverbs 5 is warning us that indulging in immorality will lead to :
Dishonor
Loss of what you've worked for.
Loss of your inheritance for your descendants
Disease
Ruin
Public disgrace
verse 21 says a man's ways are in full view of God. I think this verse is in there because usually immorality is engaged in in secret. But we are reminded that the Lord sees all. And even wickedness done in secret will ensnare a person and lead to death.
Obed Pastor: Sure. . Vs. 21. . .
Since I got married, I challenged myself that I will never fear my wife when it comes to challenges of sexual immorality. I will fear Him who sees in secret.. Challenging myself to be in that place where I can always say "I will not do this because I fear God". . .
Struggles in overcoming sexual sin persist because of the fear of man finding out more than being reverently fearful of being seen by God. . And He sees thoughts, live alone actions!
Ciruu Kiniti
: Proverbs 5.
-If I don't hearken and follow the way of Wisdom then I am likely to fall for the folly of the lips of the loose woman.
-The loose woman's ways are wayward for even she herself loses sight of her path and walks aimlessly! (Who in their right mind would want to follow a person who doesn't even know their own path?) Yet many times I do find myself drawn by worldly pleasures that draw me from God.
-For me that's the main lesson, I'm I being drawn into an aimless life? Losing my honor ?
- Wisdom on the other hand will guard me.
-I am persuaded to keep my ways pure and to avoid a life of regret at the end of my journey.
-My ways are directly before the Lord and He weighs all my goings!
Pastor Obed on Proverbs 5
The whole chapter is dedicated to the vice. . . Perils of adultery. . .
We may need to distinguish aspects of sexual sin - fornication, adultery, homosexuality, incest, bestiality, lewdness, public nudity or nakedness, pornography, masturbation, prostitution (including men selling exchange money for sex), rape, etc...
Mrs Okello on Proverbs 5
Proverbs 5
Is a wisdom and a Fatherly counseling for the married, teaching us why its important to Stay Faithful
Vs 1_2
Here, the father is sharing Godly advice with his son. Wisdom is useful in life. It is especially helpful in marriage.
Vs 3_4
Watch out for the potential of a fatal attraction This is the wisdom for marriage.
“Do not commit adultery.” (Exodus 20:14)
The idea is desiring a person’s spouse is just as dangerous and having a sexual affair. As the Bible shows, one can easily lead to the other.The Bible is very clear that as married couples, we were designed to enjoy the person God has give us.
Vs 15_20 Enjoy who God has given you
“Drink water from your own cistern, water flowing from your own well.” (Proverbs 5:15)
The Bible teaches that we should enjoy everything about our spouse, not just the sex.
Vs 15_18 Enjoy your spouse, not just the sex.The last lesson in enjoying our spouse to spend quality, intimate, and emotional time with our spouses.
Vs 19_20 Be emotional with your spouse, but be rational with everyone else.
You should be infatuated with your spouse. You should want to know more about that person. You should be able to invest in that person. You should be able to pour your heart out to that person.
With everyone else, we need to keep some emotional distance.
In verse 21_22 The father here asks a very good question.
Vs 23 This is God’s warning light. He is sounding an alarm to you that you need to take action. So what do you do?
It takes discipline to stay faithful. How do you show discipline in your marriage relationship? You have to start again.
I have a question
Sometime time we had a case where the lady tell us that she has no feeling for the husband...
In this proverb 5 is a wisdom abt enjoying the wife of your youth,then ufike mahali u don't enjoy like this lady in our case
So what shld we do if your spouce is not enjoyable ?
Obed Pastor:
1. Let us define what is "enjoy"
2. Is enjoying physical only?
Marriage demands unconditional love and "faithfulness".
The story of prophet Isaiah teaches us how to love the unlovable. . imagine God telling to go marry an unfaithful woman! She is already defiled. And you know before hand. . What will keep you in that marriage. .
Of course this is an "extreme case". . Yet it was telling the story of God. .
We need to ask God to help us know what story wants to tell with our marriages.. !
Evelyn's Thoughts Proverbs 5
Proverbs 5:4 man is told to keep away from the woman. She's symbolized as oil. Very smooth .
She lastly shown that she's sharper than a double edged sword in verse 5. Men n women in family foundation be alert for these men or women! The heed!
Moureen
Proverbs 5.
This for me summarizes the chapter.
Remove your way far from her, And do not go near the door of her house,
How to deal with this immoral woman is to avoid her environment for you won't know when you are falling for her because her lips drip honey. Don't trust yourself not to fall but be cautious.
Let your fountain be blessed, And rejoice with the wife of your youth.
The secret to avoid the immoral woman is to rejoice in the wife of your youth. When you rejoice in something or delight, you find worth and value in that thing and you cannot defile it or take it for granted.
Great, the Lord sees all
God telling a story👏👏👏👏
Him who sees in secret if only we feared the God who sees in secret !
Nduta on Proverbs 5
So may take from Proverbs 5 is that:
Sexual immorality may seem sweet at the time(vs3) but it later brings guilt. (Vs 4)
Sexual sin causes one to lose honor, brings death, total ruin to your life, brings anguish and shame.
The remedy for sexual sin is to flee from it. Not to entertain it whatsoever.
Sex is to only be enjoyed in the confines of marriage. Paul in 1cor 6 taught that as we fulfill our bodies by eating food, isn't the same way we fulfill our bodies in matters sex. The body was meant for the Lord and the Lord for the body. The body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and should only be joined to the Lord.
Lack of self control/discipline brings destruction of destiny. My life depend on my discipline. I do not bring to myself. I was bought at a price. I should therefore honor God with my body.
Don Mwas Proverbs 5
Proverbs chapter 5
-What i get from this chapter in vs 3 is that sin when doing may seem 'sweet' and 'nice', but at the end of it you will pay for it and there will be regrets vs 4.
-in vs 8 we should try as much as possible to avoid it(sin)
-basically i get that if you don't avoid sin, a time of regret will surely come from verses 12-14
Sau Karani Proverbs 5
I write this late at night( or is it morning🤔,whenever time.), as I ponder on this word in Chapter 5. Adultery and Immorality. Maybe this present distancing has been put there by God to shake the families, removing all that is impure and bringing it back to the relationship Adam and Eve and God before that fourth man(Satan) was invited in? Could it be that this is a time for us(married and single alike) to find out if we are/ have opened door to let in the enemy that leads us to judgement and death? Both physically and spiritually? I have seen many memes that talk about men(and women) are looking forward to seeing their mpango wa kandos after this lockdown/curfew is lifted. Or some talking about the various names men/women have saved these mpangos on their phones. Could it be that we have been locked up with the essential people only for the purpose of assessment, reviewing, realignment and resetting what was supposed to have been from the beginning? A unified marriage glorifies God and that is what He wants. A pure single person glorifies God too. He does not share His glory with others...is this what He is looking for - His glory? What do you think guys?
Joyce Obed on Proverbs 5
✅ The adulterous life may seem enjoyable in the short time but the end thereof is destruction
✅The greatest way to overcome, is to flee but more so, to focus more on the word of God /wisdom
✅We should never despise correction. It is for our good - vs 12-13
✅A man's ways are in full view of God and He examines all his paths.
I have also been thinking . My thoughts are as follows :
✅There is a spiritual perspective first. The devil has gone full throttle to destroy marriages/families. Spouses are killing one another, divorcing and some even killing the children before committing suicide. This part needs fervent prayer. Even if we tell husbands /wives to be close to each other, stop dealing with slay queens and sugar daddy's, it may not avail much till we deal with the spirit behind all this.
✅Personal responsibility and individual choice is the second part i see. I must make up my mind that this is not the way I shall live. It is not by our own power or might but by His Spirit.
✅The fear of God might have departed. Even if a spouse knows that the other may not know or see, we must come to a point where we know that God sees. Pastor Obed may not be with me every where but God is with me and He sees.. Gal 5: says, let no one deceive you, all idolatrous, fornicators etc shall not inherent the kingdom of God.
Just a few random thoughts
Cynthia Seleiyan on Proverbs 5
✅ Sin is seductive, it sounds and feels good at that particular moment.
✅In verses 7 and 8 ,sin is conqured by always meditating on the word of God and fleeing. This reminds me when we were doing that study on Love. Compassion is followed by an action. What does the Bible say? What must I do or not do... Well here we are literally instructed to run away from it. ( Do not go near her door Vs 8)
✅Vs 9 to 13 shows us the
consequences of sin:
Dishonour
You stray away from your purpose
Your labour goes to waste
Loss of life both the physical and eternal
✅May we delight ourselves in that which is right
For the married couples ( may they find satisfaction in their spouses and within their marriage)
For the unmarried ( May they be faithful to practice purity which is not only physical but also mental and spiritual)
✅May we always remember that God is the one who judges and he sees all things ( even our secret sins)
