Turn Aside From Evil

Since 1998, Blake has started his quiet time with a Proverb — and he's still finding something fresh. This time it was Proverbs 16:17: “The highway of the upright turns aside from evil.” His first reaction was “been there, done that” — until a quiet whisper asked, “Are you sure?”In this short episode, Blake looks past the “big” sins we're proud to avoid and at the little ones we stop noticing — the grudge, the sharp word, the flash of ingratitude — and the pride (Proverbs 16:18) that quietly waves them through. Through the life of King Saul, he traces how a string of small, self-justified compromises can snowball into catastrophe. The call isn't grim self-scrutiny; it's staying close enough to the Lord to let His Spirit surface the small sins and turn from them in real time.Follow Before the Lord on Facebook (@BeforeTheLord) and Instagram (@beforethelorddevo). Get devotionals delivered to your inbox at blakescrawford.com/sign-up, or listen anytime at blakescrawford.com/listen. Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and iHeart.