In Proverbs 13:6 we read,
“Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness
overthroweth the sinner.”
Chapter thirteen of Proverbs deals with the
subject of truth. There is a truth about listening (verse 1), a truth about
living (verse 2), a truth about laziness (verse 4), a truth about lying (verse
5), and a truth about limits (verse 6), and so it goes throughout the chapter.
It’s
the truth about limits I would like for us to look at in today’s devotion.
If you
would look again at the word righteousness in our text verse, it is a judicial
word meaning to make Godly decisions. Then notice the word upright, it carries
the idea of being whole, not divided. I believe the principle is clear – Godly
decisions keep you whole.
Every
one of us needs to set some limits for our life: things we will not do, places
we will not go, words we will not use, clothing we will not wear. Without
limits we find ourselves in a constant quandary.
As a boy growing up in south
Sure
enough, when they flew in, they couldn’t resist Mom’s biscuit. I would
occasionally tag the birds I caught with a little band around their leg. You
know, I was continually catching some of the same birds over and over again.
You know, the same thing happens to us. Satan constantly puts out his lures and
because we have no limits, we continually find ourselves trapped and in
distress.
What to do:
✞ Take the challenge and put some limits on your life.
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