Proverbs 4:23-27 – Guard Yourself
These rules are our safeguard. Surrounded everywhere by sin, every inlet must be strongly guarded – the heart, the mouth, the eyes, the feet. First, the heart – where man keeps its treasure. It must be guarded, but it must be known to be guarded. We have to know our weak point because it is guaranteed Satan knows them. It is God who guards our heart, but He uses our efforts as His tools. So what are these tools? A strong faith, prayer, a spirit dependent on God, a life lived in the Word of God. We must resist anything that God declares is sin. If the heart is drawn away from God, the whole man will be drawn away. All that we do elsewhere is useless if we do not guard our heart.
But don’t forget to guard the outlets of sin. What a fierce amount of evil pours out of our mouth! Commit both your heart and your mouth to God. Use prayer and God’s Word to watch over the things you say. Think, think, and think again before you speak.
Keep your eyes; they are a dangerous inlet for sin. Govern them by the Word of God. Determine to look only on what is pleasing to God and to turn them away from sin. Fix your eyes on the things of God and they will not be easily drawn away.
Finally, keep your feet. There are traps set for the Christian everywhere. Constantly we are tempted to wander from doing what God has said. Every step we take in our life should be carefully weighed against the Word of God. Do not dare to go one step without God. Fix your whole self on Christ and go forward to love and serve Him.
Questions
- How can we guard our heart?
- How can we guard our mouth?
- How can we guard our eyes?
- How can we guard our feet?
Prayer Points
- Pray for the preaching and hearing of God’s Word tomorrow.
- Use prayer points from your congregation.
- Pray for family matters.