SPARED FROM HARM – Proverbs 19:19-29 – 8-23-26

The final request in Jesus’ model prayer for us reads: (Matthew 6:13) “lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” Proverbs 19 teaches us that the fear of the Lord ultimately ensures that we will not be visited by harm. Indeed, according to Solomon, through the fear of God applied we are delivered from evil. The truths contained in this chapter have the power to order the economy of human relationships promoting goodness in this life, even as they assure us of the absolute promises of eternal life secure in our Messiah Jesus Christ.