Warning

The Way of Folly
The woman Folly is loud;
she is seductive and knows nothing.
She sits at the door of her house;
she takes a seat on the highest places of the town,
calling to those who pass by,
who are going straight on their way,
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
And to him who lacks sense she says,
“Stolen water is sweet,
and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
But he does not know that the dead are there,
that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
Proverbs 9:13-18

What folly it is to entertain so many of the sinful heart behaviors that we engage in so willingly. Pride. Self-sufficiency. Bitterness. Lust. Boasting. Jealousy. Greed. Laziness. Vanity.

What folly it is to run after so many of the idols we pursue so fervently. Relationships. Approval. Comfort. Ease. The illusion of financial stability. Achievement. The praise of men.

His love is better than life itself. It is better than stolen water. It is better than bread eaten in secret. And it is certainly better than being in the depths of Sheol...

Lord, turn us from folly for the sake of your name.