No Trespassing

"And now, O sons, listen to me, and be attentive to the words of my mouth. Let not your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths, for many a victim has she laid low, and all her slain are a mighty throng. Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the chambers of death" (Proverbs 7: 24-27).

This section of Proverbs, relating to the call to avoid sexual immorality, ends with the most dire of warnings. This section ends with a warning that the path of the immoral leads to "the chambers of death."

There is no authentic life in sexual sin. There is only imitation life. There is no freedom in sexual sin. There is only bondage. We are called to not stray into imitation life or bondage. To do so puts us on the long list of other victims slain and laid low by sin.

No trespassing signs tend to be very clear. They designate places we don't belong. Some of those signs warn that trespassers will be shot. Those who stray from the path and enter the forbidden zone do so at their own risk. The same is true for those who stray into immoral territory. There is the threat of great harm.

It is important that we give our full attention to the truth of God's Word. His teaching is meant to give us life. His words give freedom. Enough warning has been given, right? If we fail to heed the warnings, we do so at our own peril.