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Wide gate // Porta larga


Chapter 7 of Proverbs talks about the adulteress. It is a serious warning about this kind of person who acts like an adulteress. We all are aware of “You shall not commit adultery”. We too remember what Jesus explained in the sermon on the mount about it (Matthew 5: 27 - 30).

Even if you think about it you have already sinned. Because the sin starts in the heart. If you your eyes make you sin, Jesus said to cut it off. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. Of course, I imagine half the world blind and the other half about to be it. But what He meant was sacrifice what makes you sin, if it is your eyes just close them, quit looking, go to do something else. Pray for forgiveness, for example.

Solomon gives us some sense about this subject.
What I want you to look in this chapter 7 of Proverbs is the way he describes it. She, the adulteress, is a beautiful woman, comes easily, with no difficulty, everything looks just fine; she is so persuasive!

What about it? We can easily swap the adulteress for any kind of sin in this chapter. At first, all seems justified, and right; all beautiful and easy; it can cause no harm. Right? Jesus said, “Wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it; but small is the gate and narrow is the road that leads to salvation, and only a few find it (Matthew 7:13 - 14).

Sin looks like the right thing to do. Look deeper.

Let’s pray: Lord, thank you for being my counselor. Open my eyes when I’m about to sin or trapped in a devil’s snare. In Jesus name, Amen.

O capítulo 7 de Provérbios fala sobre a mulher adultera. Ele nos dá um aviso muito séro a esse respeito. Nós estamos todos cientes do “Não adulterarás”; talvez nós também lembramos do que Jesus explicou no sermão da montanha em (Mateus 5: 27 - 30).

Mesmo se você pensar em cometer o pecado do adultério, por exemplo, você já pecou. Por que? Porque o pecado começa no coração. Se seus olhos te fazem pecar, arranque seus olhos fora, porque é melhor entrar no reino dos céus cego, do que ir pro inferno inteiro.  Quando eu leio não posso evitar de pensar em metade do mundo cego, e a outra metade do mundo prestes a se tornar. Mas o que Ele quis dizer foi que você deve sacrificar aquilo que te faz pecar. Se são seus olhos você pode fecha-los, parar de olhar ou ir fazer outra coisa. Pedir perdão por exemplo.

Salomão nos dá uma noção a respeito desse assunto. O que eu quero que você quando ler esse capítulo preste atenção. Veja como ele descreve a adúltera. Ela é bonita, vem facilmente, sem dificuldades, tudo parece ok. Ela é muito persuasiva!

O que tem isso? Nós podemos facilmente trocar a adúltera por qualquer tipo de pecado nesse texto. No começo, tudo parece justificado, correto, lindo, fácil e parece não causar nenhum dano. Certo? Veja só o que Jesus disse: “Entrem pela porta estreita, pois larga é a porta e amplo o caminho que leva à perdição, e são muitos os que entram por ela. 14 Como é estreita a porta, e apertado o caminho que leva à vida! São poucos os que a encontram.” (Mateus 7: 13 - 14)

Pecado parece a coisa certa a se fazer. Preste bem atenção.

Oremos: Senhor, obrigada por ser meu conselheiro. Abre meus olhos quando eu estiver preste a pecar ou a cair em uma armadilha do inimigo. Em nome de Jesus, amém.

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