Proverbs 13:14

The book of Proverbs gives us a lot of instruction on a lot of different subjects. One subject that can keep us in God’s wisdom is Godly Follower-ship. Who we follow; where we follow; how we follow are all spoken about in Proverbs. Here is one of them about the fountain of wisdom:

Proverbs 13:14 (ESV)

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,

that one may turn away from the snares of death. 

I once taught the truth of this proverb to a group of 250 teenagers.  To illustrate the power of the proverb I brought in a chocolate fountain and surrounded it with toothpick lanced marshmallows.   In between the teenagers and their toothpicked marshmallows was restrictive items that prevented them from reaching into the chocolate spraying out of the fountain.   The lesson was obvious, God gives us truth like a fountain and Satan is in the business of turning us away.    If we can get to the fountain, avoiding Satan's weapons of distraction and harm we can find the truth to make wise decisions in the future - avoiding more of Satan's snares of death.  Satan prohibits us from reaching the fountain - at least he tries.  He lied to Eve in the garden to keep her from seeing the truth of God's warning.   But, the teaching of God's truth is a fountain of life.    The more we can dip our lives into it the more we have life and escape Satan's snares.    God wants us to drink from His wisdom and offers it freely through His Word.  His Word, the Bible, is the most sold book in the world.  However, how many have it in the homes but no place near their hearts.   The fountain is there on the coffee table ready to spew out wisdom for life.   Yet, too many are distracted by the snares of death.  The very way to escape the snare is found in the Book that Satan hinders us from reading and obeying.