Debt
This week's verses are Proverbs 6:1-5 : My child, if you have made a pledge for your neighbor, if you have become a guarantor for a stranger, if you have been ensnared by the words you have uttered, and have been caught by the words you have spoken, then, my child, do this in order to deliver yourself, because you have fallen into your neighbor’s power: Go, humble yourself, and appeal firmly to your neighbor. Permit no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids. Deliver yourself like a gazelle from a snare, and like a bird from the trap of the fowler. These proverbs cover what to do if you've made a mistake or have a debt you can't afford to pay. They also cover how we should handle sin. If you owe money, like serious money, like you're underwater on your mortgage and the value of your house and all of your possessions couldn't cover the money you borrowed, these verses say you should treat it like an emergency. Drop everything and go to your lender and beg. ...