Proverbs 7:20

The book of Proverbs gives us insights into so many different areas of life. The book gives us instruction on how to live our lives for God. Here is a proverb that gives us insight about temptation:

Proverbs 7:20 (ESV)

he took a bag of money with him;

at full moon he will come home.”

The world thinks that it can predict disasters to the extent that they believe their meager predictions can allow them preparation.  The above proverb really can't be studied alone, as it is connected with both the chapter and the proceeding proverb.  In chapter seven Solomon is using a narrative about a naive boy who is being seduced by a adulterous women.   The women has trapped the boy in the house and, to make sure the young man doesn't panic, tells the young man that her husband has gone on a journey so the naive one has nothing to worry about.  He has nothing to worry about until the full moon, that is!!   The women (who is a picture of folly in all of our lives) is telling the young man that he has freedom to do his own will until a certain date.  Folly always wants to assure us that we will be fine for this period of our activity.  It is not that folly is avoiding that danger is there and present.  Folly doesn't want to lie she only wants to deceive.   Folly will say we are safe for now ... we should take advantage while we can.  We should engage in this “adulterous” behavior before our spouse comes home, our parents return, our boss stops by, the pastor comes over, etc.  By creating this sense of danger it only heightens the emotion and the senses.  Folly wants us to have a sense of danger, but without allowing us to really see the danger.   The unbelieving world wants to predict danger and then live like hell until the danger comes closer.   This is a "here and now" mindset, rather than a mindset that looks to the future and sees that present circumstances can have future consequences.   Folly would have us live "in the moment" rather than "consider the cost."   Wisdom says to look at future issues and consider the costs.  Pharaoh had plenty of warnings but still never thought the end would come.   Prior to the flood, Noah preached repentance.   They just never thought it would rain.   Don't think the same way.  Don’t think you are safe just because folly tells you "he (judgment day) has taken the bag of money and will come home on the full moon.”  Don’t think you are safe.   You are not!!  Choose Wisdom and prepare.