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Intro
Text - Prov 6.1-5; Prov 2.10-12
Review
There is the way of wickedness, and there is the way of wisdom
the way of the wicked is darkness
Wisdom delivers us from the way of evil by showing us the way of righteousness
Wickedness comes to us in various forms and shapes
the immoral woman (adultery)
Prov 6 the wise man shows 2 foolish ways from which we must deliever ourselves.
becoming surety for a friend
laziness
Deliverance from becoming surety
What is surety?
it means collateral, guarranty
SURETY.
A surety is a person who undertakes responsibility for a debt, or the fulfilment of an engagement by another.
SURETY Person who is legally responsible for the debt of another or the money or thing of value put down to guarantee the debt.
Should there be a default, the surety would have to pay the debt or even be enslaved until the debt was paid.
to be surety means to promise to pay the debt of another person, should he/she fail to do it
in O.T. it could mean -
imprisonment or bondage
death
It is a big respomnsiblity
Judah became surety for the life of his brothers
becoming surety is done only -
in the most critical situations
for people you really know and care about
It is risky
You will suffer
It is good as “lost”
it is common practice to take a garment as guarantee for a loan - Exodus 22.26-27; Deut 24.10-11
It is foolishness
So what?
Loans are a common reason why neighbors fight
Don’t use “friendship” as a means to secure help
Don’t be afraid to deny a request for guaranty
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only if the need is real and life-threatening
be ready to suffer
Become surety to your neighbor only if -
you are able to pay his debt
you give it willingly
Deliverance from Indolence
What is a sluggard
a lazy person, one who does want to work or exert himself in order to gain something
laziness is based on bad principles
expecting others to work and earn for him
lack of concern for the future
love of pleasure
Ex - 2 Thess 3.10-12
Marks of a sluggard
The rewards of laziness
Poverty
Unfilled desires
Chaotic life
Forced labor
Be Diligent!
Diligence is the opposite of laziness
Be diligent
as a servant of God - 2 Tim 2.15 “15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
to enter into Christ’s rest - Heb 4.11 “11 Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience.”
to be found in peace - 2 Pet 3.14 “14 Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless;”
add to your faith - 2 Pet 1.5 “5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,”
Conclusion
God’s deliverance comes in many ways
wisdom is one of God’s ways of delivering us from trouble, from the snares of the devil.
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