UNDERSTAND

November 28 

The one who commits adultery with a woman is lacking a heart of wisdom; he who would destroy his soul does it. Proverbs 6:32

I saw a commercial where a nice looking young couple cleverly appear to be in bed, then you find they are really just standing there holding the blanket in front of themselves.  They are selling a product that they developed, and she introduces the both of them as “Me and my partner, Spencer.”  Obviously, they are just living together, and they are not ashamed.  They appear to be proud of it. It seems as though this adultery is going on in a large segment of our society.  Our verse today tells us that adulterers lack “a heart of wisdom.”  The KJV says they “lack understanding.” If you believe the Bible to be true, then you know they lack understanding.  Why would one buy the product they promote when they lack understanding? Why would anyone listen to their advice when they have no wisdom?  How can a believer be envious of their lifestyle, their wealth, their looks, etc., when this verse says they don’t have a “heart of wisdom?”  The verse also says that they “destroy [their] own soul.”  It’s not about physical destruction through unwanted pregnancy or an STD.  This level of destruction hits the very core of their being.  It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand why adultery destroys the soul or if you don’t see that happening, the Bible says it, so believe it and act accordingly.  Pray that the Lord gives you the strength and the understanding to hear and obey what God is saying to us in this verse.  And, in these last perilous days, Christian, make no provision for the flesh to fulfill the lusts thereof (Rom. 13:14). 

Tom Johnson