One of the most vivid verses in Proverbs, at least to dog owners, is Pr 26:11. It says “As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.” How disgusting… and yet so incredibly true. I have a dog that will occasionally get sick and… puke. When this happens I must clean it up, even if it happens in my yard. For weeks he will try to return to the site of the incident, looking to consume more of what obviously was not good to begin with. When I witness this obsessive activity, I wonder in my mind, what good could possibly come from returning to something that has proven to be so bad. Then this verse comes to mind.
How often do we “humans” lower ourselves to this same level? How often do we let the deceitful cravings of our sinful appetites draw us into situations that we know… on some level… will only do us harm? Are we simply animals following our natural instincts? We are fully capable of standing up like a man and drawing strength from the one source that can overcome any temptation in our life. We just need to do it.
Read Pr 26:1-28 share your insights and observations.
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