the verse demons don't want you to know there is something serious about sexual immorality that I believe we as humans don't fully comprehend Proverbs 916 And1 17 whoever is simple let him turn in here and as for him who lacks understanding she says to him stolen water is sweet and bread eaten in secret is Pleasant here this lady is quoting a well-known saying a well-known saying which is a Hal truth and we all know that a Hal truth is a lie in my opinion Hal truths are more dangerous than complete lies because with a complete
lie it is a lot easier to distinguish the truth from a lie however a half-truth is a lot more difficult to distinguish because there is truth in there but not the whole truth in other words what she is saying is illicit sex of an adulterer or a fornicator is more satis satisfying than sex between a husband and wife which God has sanctioned hence the saying stolen water is sweet and bread eaten in secret is pleasant and in all honesty she is telling the truth but she is not telling the whole truth because she does not
tell you the end of the story let's be honest there is a pleasure in sin people don't commit sin because it hurts them no people commit sin because there is a pleasure in sin there is an enjoyment in sin for a period of time look at this phrase stolen water is sweet and bread eaten in secret is Pleasant what Solomon is saying here in other words is things gained through transgression are more sweet and pleasant than what may be rightfully obtained this is why people who are committing adultery find the adulterous relationship so much more
exciting than their own marriages but that's because stolen water is sweet and bread eaten in secret is Pleasant this is not just with adultery but with any kind of sexual immorality this is a problem a common issue with many people they think that sin has no enjoyment no excitement no Allure no gratification but it does it really does sin can take you to such a pleasurable place a place of ecstasy however it is still wrong and sin nonetheless just because something feels good doesn't mean it is right there are things that feel good but it
does not mean they are not [Music] wrong I remember counseling a man who was committing adultery and he said something that reminded me of this verse and I still remember this to this day he said I have tried to stop having Affairs but these Affairs are so much more exciting than my marriage immediately I thought of this this verse stolen waters are sweet and bread eaten in secret is Pleasant this man was comparing the excitement of his affair to the normality of his marriage yet here we are told stolen waters are sweet and bread eaten
in secret is Pleasant I think this is one thing we need to guard against we are living in a society that paints a picture if something feels good it must be right and good and that's not true that's not true at all for a serial killer murder feels good for them but that doesn't mean murder is right however we are living in a world that paints the picture that you should follow your heart the Bible never tells us to follow our heart it actually tells us how evil the heart is the Bible instructs us to
follow the word of God and not our heart the heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked who can know it the Bible tells us our hearts are deceitful and not only are they deceitful they are desperately wicked you may say to me Pastor I know my heart I know my heart are you sure are you absolutely certain that you know your heart the truth is you don't truly know your heart because to know your heart is to say you know how you will react in every single situation there are some situations that a
person can go through and those situations will lead that person to respond out of character you don't know your heart you don't know what your breaking point is you don't know what can push you over to cross the line for you to behave out of character life can present situations like this situations that push you to your Breaking Point situations that push you to the breaking point to where you do things that you never imagined doing do you know there are people in prison right now in this very moment because they did something that they
never thought that they would do do you know that there are people who have ruined their very own lives because they did things they never thought they were even capable of doing you don't know your heart you don't know the evil in the human heart look at all the murderers impr prison I guarantee you if you were to see the pictures of them as little boys or little girls you would never have predicted they would be murderers the heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked no one knows the evil that the human heart
is capable of doing there are those who attempt to preach the message that human beings are good by Nature no they are not we don't know the wickedness that is in people's hearts how many times have people said I don't know what made me do that how many times have we heard people say I don't know what came over me how many times have we heard people say I don't know why I did that and the truth is they don't know why the heart the heart is deceitful the human heart is diseased with sin you
don't know your heart don't don't trust your heart don't trust your feelings trust the word of God and Trust the Holy Spirit and not yourself there is a real tangible pleasure with sin there is a genuine allure in the excitement Independence camaraderie and pleasure in Breaking God's command and wisdom's counsel sin has its Pleasures for a reason in our generation we live in a generation full of Pleasure Seekers so many people are being allured by stolen Waters and bread eaten in secret now in verse 18 Solomon then tells the readers the whole the part that
she conveniently left out Proverbs 916 through 18 whoever is simple let him turn in here and as for him who lacks understanding she says to him stolen water is sweet and bread eaten in secret is Pleasant verse 18 but he does not know that the Dead are there that her guests are in the depths of hell that's what she doesn't tell you Solomon tells us what happens to pleasure seekers they are never satisfied pleasure fails to satisfy that's why after you finish watching those immoral videos on the internet you hate yourself and you feel dirty
and unclean the pleasure of sin never satisfies all it does is pull you deeper and deeper into a whole pleasure seeking is exactly like a shot in the arm it gives you a shot for the moment but tomorrow you will need a bigger shot for a bigger thrill tomorrow and the thing that Thrills you tonight won't thrill you tomorrow you get numb to the pleasure and you have to go deeper and deeper into a world of sin to satisfy your pleasure seeking desires the pleasure of sin never satisfies that's why anytime you are with your
family you get a flashback of the sin you committed with that man or woman and it just ruins your day no one else knows but you see those flashbacks those flashbacks just steal your joy and the sense of guilt overwhelms you they are haunting you ruining your life it happened to David in Psalm Psalm 513 for I know my transgressions and my sin is always before me David's sin was always before him he did his best to ignore it and deny it but as a genuine child of God he could not Escape it his sin
was always always before him he was an unconfessed sin but miserable in it as a child of God he should be the pleasure of sin never satisfies it just comes with regret Proverbs 916 through to 18 whoever is simple let him turn in here and as for him who lacks understanding she says to him stolen water is sweet and bread eaten in secret is Pleasant Verse 18 but he does not know that the Dead are there that her guests are in the depths of Hell Verse 18 is the verse she doesn't want you to know
you have wasted so much time on sin so much time on sin you have wasted hours of your life on sin you have wasted hours of your life on your mobile phone or computer watching indecent videos you have wasted so much time and resources on having a girlfriend on the side that is taking you away from your family and responsibilities you have wasted so much time and energy living a double life from your husband or wife now I want to ask you a question was it worth it imagine just imagine what you could be in
life today if you didn't chase after the pleasure of sin imagine how different your life would be just imagine where you would be in life today if you didn't waste your time on the internet watching Unholy things imagine what you would be if you didn't chase after men or women imagine where you would be in life if you didn't spend so much time and resources chasing after pleasure the Bible says that those who live for pleasure are dead in their sins 1 Timothy 56 but she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth that's
why you feel empty all the time the pleasure of sin sucks the very life out of you it does fornicating with multiple people sucks the very life and joy out of you but she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth and there is a deadness in your soul you are no longer moved by the gospel you are no longer moved by your sins you are becoming detached with reality because all you seek is pleasure pleasure seeking will create a deadness in your heart listen to this one verse one more time he does not
know that the Dead are there that her guests are in the depths of Hell understand this one verse and you will understand sin nothing good comes from sin the corridors of hell are full of lovers of the world so many people that should have come to know Jesus Christ but they never did why because they loved the world and all its pleasure this world has so many different Pleasures right now you can go through the streets of this city and you will find men and women rejecting the call of Christ to enjoy the pleasure of
this world right now people will turn and stop listening to this video and not take heed to the wisdom in Proverbs chapter 9 and they will go on their merry way to seek pleasure but they will not know that the Dead are there and that her guests are in the depths of hell yes sin will make you feel good for a while but it never lasts and the hardest person to win or to preach to is a pleasure Seeker because pleasure can make you feel so good for a moment for a moment pleasure can fill
you for a moment but sucks your joy hopes and Dreams Away Morgan's Exposition on the whole Bible States in every city on every street by every door of opportunity these two voices of wisdom and Folly are appealing to mankind to obey the call of wisdom is to live to yield to the clamor of folly is to die how shall we discern between the voices by making the fear of Jehovah the central inspiration of Life by yielding the being at its deepest to him for correction and guidance listen to me God loves you but he is
warning you you can't love him and love the world God is warning you you can't love God and love pleasure God loves God loves you that's why he warns if you are listening to me now you can still change you are not doomed live with the fear of God fear God and respect him honor him in all that you do the Bible says we have sinned Romans 3:23 King James version for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God if we have all sinned then we are all going to face the death
that comes with sin which is hellfire God gave us his only son so that we may be saved now who is telling you that God cannot forgive you who is telling you that you will go to hell who is telling you that you cannot be saved do you think Jesus came to lay down his life for the sake of it no it was for you Jesus died for all if you come to him no one will send you away if you come for forgiveness of sin God will forgive you and give you a fresh start
God will forgive you