• PROVERBS 9:13-18

It is not easy to lead a life of integrity in relationships. Temptations abound and the lure is strong. ‘The woman Folly is loud’ (v.13a), ‘calling out’ (v.15a), ‘come in here!’ (v.16a). She says, ‘Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is delicious!’ (v.17).

Yet this is a total deception. Why should ‘stolen’ water be sweet or food eaten ‘in secret’ be delicious? In fact, unfaithfulness leads to a deadening of the spirit: ‘But little do they know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of the grave’ (v.18).

The apostle Paul writes that if we set our mind on what our sinful nature desires it leads to death, ‘but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace’ (Romans 8:6) 

Today and forever let us ask the Lord, by His Spirit, to help us to live a life of integrity, rooting out the secret sin and live a life that is authentic and faithful.