Are you tangled?


Proverbs 5:20--"Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive." (Sir Walter Scott)

The first person we deceive when we enter sin, is ourselves. The web of deceit and rationalization confuses the mind and suffocates the light of truth.

In this proverb that deceit focuses on adultery, but really, this applies to any sin we think we can hide and justify.

When a spouse strays from their vows--their covenant--it begins in the mind and heart. Before they commit the sexual act, they have already sinned in their heart. ("But I tell you that everyone who looks upon a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart." Matthew 5:28)

Once they are caught in that web, unless they pull themselves free, there are repercussions that devastate families, businesses, and communities.

Unless GOD is allowed to intervene, that person's credibility will always be called into question.

Unless there is acknowledgement and repentance of sin done, families bear that mark of sin.

Life throws us punches. It can spin us in a whirlwind where we don't know which way is up or down.

But GOD has immovable truths that always bring us back to stability.

He is GOD and there's no one before Him. Honor Him and His laws. And one of those laws is: Do not commit adultery (Exodus 20:14). There's no doubt of GOD's intent.

The minute we think that an affair is the answer, we've willingly tangled ourselves in that web. Only He can release us. And He wants to--we need only seek Him.

Don't be captivated by sin. Be free.

May we be free, my friends.

Proverbs 5:20--Why, my son, be captivated by a seducing woman? Why embrace a foreigner’s bosom? Tree of Life Bible Society Tree of Life Version - TLV #tlvbible #tlvproverbs

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