25.099 | DISCERNMENT & SELF CONTROL | Proverbs 23:1-3 | God’s Word for Today with Pastor Sinon

God’s Word For Today

God’s Word for Today

30 Apr, 2025

When you sit down to eat with a ruler,

observe carefully what is before you,

2 and put a knife to your throat

if you are given to appetite.

3 Do not desire his delicacies,

for they are deceptive food.

-Prov 23:1-3 ESV

DISCERNMENT & SELF CONTROL

For whatever reason, the rich may invite a poor person for luxurious dinner. There is a warning for the poor to control greed. He may embarrass himself by abusing or by being opportunistic to someone's hospitality. At the same time, he should be careful that this generosity does not turn into a bribe. For someone used to working for "daily bread," being invited to a feast of luxurious food might be tempted to eat too quickly or too much. Instead, he has to apply self-control and discernment. It's possible that a host might use lavish generosity to lull someone into a false sense of security. They might be offering a subtle bribe or attempting to sway a guest's opinions. A wise person should not be deceived by whatever luxuries offer. Instead, he should be grateful for generous hospitality without being gullible or easily swayed. The rich host is watching. Thus, he has to “put a knife to his throat.” Rather than give in to greed and overeat, he should be polite to not appear greedy.

Similarly, the devil often tempts victims with what appears to be highly desirable. When a victim takes the bait, the devil pulls the hook and enslaves the victim in sin (Jas 1:14–15; 1 Pet 5:8). In the beginning of human history, the devil tempted Eve by questioning that God had placed the tree of the knowledge of good and evil off limits. He denied that death would come to Eve if she partook of the tree and said partaking would make her like God. When Eve saw that the fruit was edible, beautiful, and could bestow knowledge, she ate and gave some to Adam (Gen 3:1-6). The trap closed, and death ensued (Gen 3:19).

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