Readings for 17,18 May & comments
The Bible readings for Thursday 17 and Friday 18 May are -- Ex 36:20-37:29; Ps 22:22-26; Pro 5:15-17; Mt 27:24-44.
posted by Ps John @ 11:31 PM
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Proverbs 5:15-17 sounds eerily relevant to current discussions about the drought and lack of water.
v15 -- "Drink water from your own cistern, water flowing from your own well." About recycling effluent and independent water supplies?
v16 -- Should your springs flow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?" About not wasting water?
v17 -- "They should be for you alone and not for you to share with strangers." Is this saying everyone needs to be self-sufficient when it comes to water and that we shouldn't share our water with others?
But these verses are not about water resources at all, except in a symbolic way. The language here is highly euphemistic and poetic because the writer is addressing a rather sensitive subject. He is advising young men against "sowing their wild oats" (to use a more modern euphemism) ie to stick to sex with their wife only (to be rather more blunt). This is quite clear from the next reading in Proverbs (5:18-20) which is somewhat more explicit. I don't think I'll be preaching on these verses!
The devotion from Selwyn Hughes for 17 & 18 May is all about self-control. He doesn't actually mention the Proverbs reading but his comments certainly relate eg "We do not gain Christ through self-control; we gain self-control through Christ." & "When you begin with love, you end up with self-control. If you attempt it the other way around, then you end up with a nervous breakdown."
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