Proverbs 23 Self Control
Chapter 23 stands unique in that Solomon gives us a list of
“Do Not’s!” He makes no
excuses. He does not try to say things politely or un-offensively. He gets right to the point, the heart
of the matter, which is “self control!”
He begins by teaching his son how to conduct himself when he
is in the presence of people of power or esteem.
V1. “When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe
carefully what is before you, and put a knife to your throat if you
are given to appetite. Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive
food.” Rule over your
desires! Be sure of this, you are
being judged to see if you are a person who practices self control!
V6. “Do not eat
the bread of a stingy man; though invited, he will resent every morsel you
eat!”
V20. "Be not among
drunkards or among gluttonous
eaters of meat, for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and
slumber will clothe them with rags."
Practice self control concerning with whom you
associate. Our God tells us “That
as iron sharpens iron, so a man’s friends shape a man’s countenance.” Simply put, “The people you spend time
with will not only rub off on you, you will begin to take on their
character! Practice self control
in choosing with whom you spend your time. Give God something to bless, like a life of self
control!
Rev. John Watford
Lead Pastor
nbcornerstone.com
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