"For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray."
Proverbs 5:21-23
This is a good reminder that if we continue in our sins that that is what will bring us down. God doesn't have to devise special punishments, because we do it for ourselves.
Another thing that these verses point out is that the wicked die without instruction, which happens clearly because when we are wicked we refuse to listen to or learn from God... and God is our biggest benefit / advocate / friend down here. Everything that we want that is good, that is the source. That's the greatness of our folly, really--that we look elsewhere for the things that we need, when God is the ultimate source and the only thing that can make us truly whole.
Today, let's remember God and look to him rather than trying to find our selves or our desires elsewhere. Let's avoid iniquity and folly by seeking instruction from the Lord.
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