Lives are easily wrecked by immorality

Proverbs 7:24–27
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This is really a sad story as we read it but even more sad as we see it happen to young men we know personal­ly. Can you think of people you have known who has ruined and wrecked their lives in immorality. Happy is the young man who will heed this warning and live by its instruc­tion.

Obviously this young man got himself into trouble because he wandered near this wicked woman’s house. He was taken in before he realized the tremendous price he would pay by yielding to this temptation. He desperate­ly needed to follow the example of Joseph in Genesis 39:6-12 by running  for his life. By yielding to this terrible act of sin he exposed himself to the dangers of venereal disease or even death by an angry husband as we read about in our papers today. As we read  about the downfall of this young man we can see how weak we really are in the flesh. The writer says to pay close attention to what he has to say (v. 24). Our defense must be threefold:

1. Guard our mind (heart) (v. 25) - Danger strikes when  these thoughts capture our attention.
2. Keep away from this type situation  (v.25) - literally run as Joseph did.
3. Look at the results (verses 26-27) - it will only bring heartbreak and eternal damnation.

Application

It is important that I discuss with my family how sin begins in our thought life. Talk about the effects of watching wrong T.V. programs or reading wrong magazines. Read Philippians 4:8.