Drink Freely

DEVOTION
PROVERBS
DRINK FREELY
Prov 14:27
27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life,
turning a man from the snares of death.
NIV
Can it be any planner than this? Without the reverence for God in a person’s life they are doomed to experience the snares of death. In the original language this snare implies like a nose ring, a noose to catch and animal and this he the grip death has on those who do not fear the Lord. It will snare them and lead them off to a place of slaughter. There is only one escape from this horrible death which awaits those who are snared in its clutches. If only they knew how menacing this snare is. If they are warned would they listen? From personal experience, knowing this snare, actually being aware of it, was the first step and finding the escape route was one of my primary concerns. Are others aware of the snare, the trap they are in, set by the devil to drag them off to the lake of burning sulfur along with him, to not only experience death, but to be subject to the second death. There is an escape from this snare. There is a way out for anyone who has the guts to take it. It must be so easy to just sit within the trap never trying to escape, never attempting to find a way to freedom because it seems so many are doing just that. What is the fear keeping them from finding the fountain of life? Is this snare so filled with the deception of self-pleasure they believe it is a good place to be? Is Satan keeping them so involved with indulgencies they cannot see the danger they are in? Is the fountain of life so unbelievable to them because of the lies they have been feed by Satan, they refuse to escape to it? It would seem far better to fear the Lord and enjoy the fountain of life then to remain within this snare of lies and deception which will ultimately lead the wrong way. Life always trumps death, no matter how you look at it. If this were not so, why do so many do everything possible to prolong their death here on earth? Why do they struggle against the end of their life? Is it because they know they are being led by the nose ring into the depths of hell? Even when they try to convince themselves their good life will get them to heaven, they know deep down it will not. So they struggle against that time, fighting and screaming, dragging their feet, trying to avoid the final breath of life they so dearly love. But there is more life to come for those who fear the Lord, the fountain is overflowing with abundant everlasting life, enough for all to drink of. No one ever need to go thirsty, no one ever need to remain in the snare of Satan. All may freely drink from the fountain of life, and escape the clutches of death forever. Fear God and drink freely.