Proverbs 26:18-19 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death, Is the man who deceives his neighbor, And says, “I was only joking!”” (Proverbs 26:18-19 NKJV)

This passage is warning that a deceptive and trouble-making neighbor, who says he was only kidding when gets caught, is a very dangerous nut case. Better to have a cannibal as a neighbor than a man like that, as cannibals don't hunt in their neighborhood. They hunt far where no one knows them. But a mad man, as described in the passage, could set fire in a whim and randomly swings lethal weapons of destruction. He creates havoc and causes serious physical damage and death in the neighborhood.

Well, a neighbor who makes jokes by deception is certainly not the kind of neighbor or acquaintance or person to be in close contact with. Yes, we are in the world and they are too. It is likely that we will cross their path. But, we are not to carry their brand! In Christ Jesus by faith, we are not of the world. Living under the cover of His grace, we are to live in sobriety, by faith in Him. God's words warn: “But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.” (2 Timothy 3:1-5 ESV)

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)

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