Daily Devotional

The writer of the Proverbs implores his readers to heed his wisdom about resisting temptation and not giving consent to evil.
Consent to evil leads to spiritual laxity. When we walk the path of consent to evil, then we give ourselves permission to be mediocre. We take a “Good enough” attitude about our spiritual lives. When we set our feet down that path, we are consenting to evil.
Consent to evil leads to ingratitude. If we know what God has done for us, then how can we walk the path of consent to evil? It’s ingratitude to throw up our hands and say, “There’s nothing I can do to help.” It’s ingratitude to live as though, “I’m not concerned about anybody else; I’m not my brother’s keeper.” We mustn’t forget that God sent someone—many someones—to help us when we couldn’t help ourselves. We should not be so ungrateful to God, or to the ones that helped us, to have received so much and then give back so little.
If we should keep our feet from that path, then what path should we follow? The writer has an answer for us in the third chapter: “Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; He’s the One who will keep you on track. (Proverbs 3:5, 6).”
There are so many ways that look right, but only the Lord’s way is the right way. There are many people who are choosing the path of consent to evil. But, while that path may carry us for a little while, in the end, that path leads to destruction.

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