Proverbs Chapter 2 ~ The Instruction Concerning the Protection by Wisdom

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Wisdom is relaying the consequences of not listening. There is a main path that God wants to keep us on and wisdom is saying, "Do not wonder off of the path." Do not go out into the jungle. No matter how good it looks, or how much confidence you have in yourself, there are spiritual forces out there looking to do damage to you. So then wisdom says, "You went off the path like I said not to do. Now you are off the path, and you are suffering the consequences for it. And you are calling out to me to come to you to help you. I will not do that."  See, there must be repentance. Repentance means you are going to get back on the path. The Lord’s hand is always out for us to come. But if we make the decision to disobey, we have to make the decision to repent. And it is the Lord who provides that return. It is the Lord who provides that cleansing and that ministry to us once we get back on the path again.