Proverbs 27:13 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, And take a pledge of him for a strange woman.” (Proverbs 27:13 KJV)

We are in a very morally bankrupt world. It is becoming like a jungle. Everyone is a target, a prey, and up for grabs by a prowling stranger, a deceptive neighbor, even a purported friend or a strange woman – one who strays away from her home. Hence, this is a cue of the need for us to rest in the protection of grace by faith in Christ Jesus our Lord, and be wise. Lest we fall and be held surety by unknown elements. There's dire and harsh consequence out of the shelter of God's grace, as this passage tacitly warns.

Signaling the importance of this reminder, it echoes Proverbs 20:16 “Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: And take a pledge of him for a strange woman.”

The same theme of reminders are also stressed strongly in earlier passages:

Proverbs 6:1-2 NIV
“My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger, you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth.”

Proverbs 11:15 NIV
“Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but whoever refuses to shake hands in pledge is safe.”

Proverbs 17:18 NIV
“One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge and puts up security for a neighbor.”

Proverbs 22:26 NIV
“Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge or puts up security for debts;”

For anyone in such a dilemma - caught up in a blind and thoughtless commitment, the wisdom of the Lord's holy and written Words give this imperative counsel: “...Friend, don’t waste a minute, get yourself out of that mess. You’re in that man’s clutches! Go, put on a long face; act desperate. Don’t procrastinate— there’s no time to lose. Run like a deer from the hunter, fly like a bird from the trapper!” (Proverbs 6:3-5 MSG)

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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