“And the word of the LORD will be to them precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little, that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken”
“For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.”
Psalms 9:15
The nations have sunk in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught. The LORD has made himself known; he has executed judgment; the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands.
Psalms 7:15
He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole that he has made. His mischief returns upon his own head, and on his own skull his violence descends.
Psalms 35:8
Let destruction come upon him when he does not know it! And let the net that he hid ensnare him; let him fall into it—to his destruction!
Proverbs 5:22
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.
Proverbs 22:8
Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail.
Proverbs 6:2
if you are snared in the words of your mouth, caught in the words of your mouth, then do this, my son, and save yourself
Proverbs 12:13 An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble
Isaiah 28:13
And the word of the LORD will be to them precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little, that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
Psalms 83:17-18
Let them be put to shame and dismayed forever; let them perish in disgrace, that they may know that you alone, whose name is the LORD, are the Most High over all the earth.
Our Christian walk is either getting closer to God day by day or getting further away day by day. There appears to be no ground where we can stand that isn’t on the path of one or the other. Both paths have something in common, they both have a single time point where there is a step closer or a set away. I like what is said in Isaiah: “And the word of the LORD will be to them precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little”. Precept upon precept, line upon line, here a little there a little are exactly the steps taken in either walking on a path closer to God or one that is moving away. Do you want to have a clue on what path or direction your on? Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks – what is it that comes out of your mouth most of the time? What are the thoughts that roam around in your head? Do you find opportunity to speak God into the lives around you? Does His word come to you while you are listening to songs or driving or listening to others speak? Start a new day – purpose to read 5 min of His word each morning and let the beginning of “Precept upon precept, line upon line, here a little, there a little guide your path from here to that time when time on this world nears it’s end and eternity is knocking at your door step.