FILLED TO THE BRIM

READING: PROVERBS 16:25-30

Verse 25: “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.”

We are blessed to have the word of God which does not tease us, but edifies us instead. The verse above provides an example. If this verse happened tobe all the Bible had to say on this point, a person could feel teased or left high and dry. Anyone taking verse 25 seriously would want to know something of how to avoid this ominous way of death. We all entertain many ways that we believe to be right, but if any of them have us headed in the way of death, we would certainly want to know. This verse makes us curious about those ways and what they could be, but it is not there to tease. Teasing creates a sense of emptiness. Instead of that, the Lord’s word provides the counsel that causes us to be filled. In this case He provides guidance for us as needed, so we can be steered from the way of death. Some edification is supplied even in this very same chapter. Verse 20 provides part of what is given to fill us. It says, “He who heeds the word wisely will find good, and whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he.” It is by the word of the Lord that we are led fully into life and not the way of death. We often hear the term “full disclosure” used these days. God’s revelations to His people are the ultimate development of the term. He provides all we need to know! That’s a thought – about God’s Word.

RESPONSE

1. What causes people to be deceived into taking a wrong way?

2. How are those who trust in the Lord made happy?