PROVERBS 16:20-22
Warning labels indicate a potentially dangerous situation that, if not avoided, could lead to death or serious injury.
Today, warning labels may be found on almost everything, from new appliances to toys. Even drugs include pages of small print outlining everything that could go wrong.
Warning labels abound in God’s Word, alerting us to things that are damaging to our spiritual health. It captures our attention like a flashing danger signal while we read. God’s warnings are meant to safeguard and preserve life, not to take the fun out of it.
I recall seeing a boy standing in front of the church after the service and watching him run down the busy street. His mother yelled, “Stop!” It was a warning to keep him safe rather than trying to restrict his freedom.
We have sometimes habitually disobeyed God’s warnings to stop running in the wrong path and paid the price. Let us remember that obeying His warnings provides us with freedom. They work in our favour.
🙏🏼Lord, thank You for the warnings in Your Word that are intended to protect and preserve our lives. Help us to heed Your reproofs and instructions.
