Proverbs 28:10- 10 He who leads the upright along an evil path
will fall into his own trap,
but the blameless will receive a good inheritance.
Back to the old adage I continue to bring up. “It matters.” It all matters to God.
When I read the first half of that verse, here is the other one that popped into my head immediately.
Matthew 18:6-7-6 But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
7 “Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to sin! Such things must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
It’s one thing to be a sinner, but another to lead people astray. Accountability, credit, one’s due. God is going to hold us accountable for everything, good or bad. Those who are against God and try to drag others down and tear them away from Him are not going to like their earnings.
We have one lifetime on this earth and some have chosen to be adverse or pick a fight with the Creator of not only themselves, but the whole universe. Is it me or does that really not sound wise?
People don’t understand that everything is spiritual going on around them. The content they read, the movies and television they watch, and the music they listen to. It’s all spiritual. It’s all part of the big spiritual battlefield.
Here is another set of verses I’m reminded of when reading Proverbs 28:10.
Luke 19:11-27 – 11 While they were listening to this, he went on to tell them a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once. 12 He said: “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return. 13 So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Put this money to work,’ he said, ‘until I come back.’
14 “But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We don’t want this man to be our king.’
15 “He was made king, however, and returned home. Then he sent for the servants to whom he had given the money, in order to find out what they had gained with it.
16 “The first one came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has earned ten more.’
17 “‘Well done, my good servant!’ his master replied. ‘Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.’
18 “The second came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has earned five more.’
19 “His master answered, ‘You take charge of five cities.’
20 “Then another servant came and said, ‘Sir, here is your mina; I have kept it laid away in a piece of cloth. 21 I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.’
22 “His master replied, ‘I will judge you by your own words, you wicked servant! You knew, did you, that I am a hard man, taking out what I did not put in, and reaping what I did not sow? 23 Why then didn’t you put my money on deposit, so that when I came back, I could have collected it with interest?’
24 “Then he said to those standing by, ‘Take his mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’
25 “‘Sir,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’
26 “He replied, ‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but as for the one who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away. 27 But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here and kill them in front of me.’”
The parable was told to make it clear. The Lord wants those who love Him to obey and serve Him. There are rewards for those who do, and a bad end for those that choose to not love and serve Him. Being in the middle is dangerous if you’re on a road, in a lake, or river. It’s not a safe haven in the battle we are all facing either. Choose to serve the King!