0512. 501. Leaning in the Wrong Direction

501. Leaning in the Wrong Direction

“Lean Not to Thine Own Understanding” Pro_3:5

In a Southern prayer meeting, a coloured brother prayed, “O Lord, support us! Yes, support us, Lord, on every leanin’ side!” Should we have any “leanin’ side?” If we have any leaning toward anything, we are sure to fall to the thing toward which we lean.

1. Abraham leaned toward Egypt in unbelief and soon found himself crippled by it—Gen_12:10-20.

2. Lot leaned toward Sodom in compromise, and lost all he had gained—Gen_13:10; Gen_19:17.

3. David leaned toward unholy desire in laziness, and his name has been smirched ever since—2Sa_11:2-4.

4. Jehoshaphat leaned toward worldly association with Ahab, and nearly lost his life—1Ki_22:29-32.

5. King Saul leaned toward his own inclination in sparing the Amalekites, and lost his kingdom in consequence—1Sa_15:10-23.

6. Hezekiah leaned toward pride when he displayed his riches to the representatives of Babylon, and brought distress to his posterity—Isaiah 39.

7. Peter leaned toward self-sufficiency in his boasted allegiance to Christ, and lost his courage at the taunt of a servant-maid—Luk_22:33, Luk_22:56, Luk_22:57.

By: DR. F. E. MARSH