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DECEITFUL GAIN

Text : Proverbs 20:17:

Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.

There is something strangely appealing about shortcuts. The human heart is often lured by “sweet” opportunities. The desire to cut corners, the desire for quick success are all lurking in the corner of the heart of man. This will eventually lead to hidden compromise and the kind of deceitful gain that seems harmless because no one appears to be hurt. 

Proverbs tells us honestly that deceit can feel sweet at first. It can taste like victory, relief, or advantage.
But God sees what we sometimes forget: the taste doesn’t last - the aftermath of the sweetness which is pain and bitterness.

Note that the sweetness of sin is temporary.
The word of God acknowledges a real human experience: sin can feel good in the moment, God's words does not deny this. But the Scripture warns that beneath that sweetness lies something sharp, and destructive. What began as sweetness becomes gravel:  painful, damaging, and  ultimately impossible to swallow.

Deceit Damages us from the Inside. The idea of a mouth full of gravel is appalling. Gravel doesn’t just taste bad, it wounds. It cuts, grinds and injures. This is what deceit does to the soul. It erodes our integrity, our peace, our trustworthiness before others and our relationship with God.
What we gained isn’t worth what we lose.

God Invites us into Freedom. The proverb isn’t meant to condemn but to protect us by warning us ahead. God is saying: “I want to spare you the taste of gravel.”

 *His ways are slower sometimes, less glamorous than shortcuts, but they lead to lasting joy and honor.* 

*BIBLE READING* : 

 Proverbs 20:17-21.

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

Father, please grant me the grace not to cut corners with my life in Jesus name.

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