Tiny Devotional for Saturday, 09-09-2023

 A great good morning to all my friends and neighbors in Internet Land! And to family members who have dropped by, DOUGHNUTS FOR EVERYONE!

She sits at the doorway of her house,
On a seat by the high places of the city,
Proverbs 9:14, NASB

We visit the Woman of Folly for the last time this month. 
Rather, this is the last time we read about her; you might have a real life encounter with her, so: be alert!
She’s also alert, you know; she’s waiting to ambush the naive. 
It reminds me of a spider. 
That’s good, because I don’t LIKE spiders. That will help to keep me focused on the danger, and not the bait.

You know who else is alert, and hanging out at the high places? 

Wisdom!

So, how are you to know which is which? They are both calling you, and me, and the other naive; how can we tell which one is good, and which one is bad?

Here’s how we DON’T do it: 

We DON’T enter her house! 

Once we cross her threshold, Bad Things will happen. From the outside, though, we hear her promise sweet treats; the closer we get to her doorway, the stronger the fragrance of her perfume, and now we smell baking cookies. 

We’ll probably even get a cookie, and it will taste WONDERFUL! 

But, why did the door slam shut? And why do we hear the sound of a knife being sharpened? 

Cookie Time just got scary. 

Fortunately, it’s rare for the first cookie to kill us. It does happen, though. But for most, escape is still possible.   

It’s just SO hard to get that cookie taste out of your mouth.
(It’s much, much better to STAY OUT of her trap.)

Peace be on your household.

Comments

  1. On Christ the Solid Rock I StandSeptember 10, 2023 at 9:56 PM

    Yes my Brother Pat, That's it, to Stay out of her trap, that woman of folly

    ReplyDelete
  2. Moose45RiderSeptember 12, 2023 at 7:04 PM

    It is the easy sweet treat that betrays us.

    ReplyDelete

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