It is clear as we read the Bible that God in his wisdom

knows what is absolutely perfect and that that is what he wants for each one of us.

Often though the media promotes behavior that is contrary to God's design, today on Truth for Life weekend,

we'll learn how the good and beautiful things that God has provided can become perverted when they're used at the wrong time,

in the wrong place, or with the wrong person.

Alistair Begg is looking today at Proverbs chapter 5.

Well we turn again this morning to the book of Proverbs, a book which,

Kittener in his wonderful little commentary says, Proverbs seldom takes us to church.

It's not a very churchy kind of book.

Rather, it calls to you in the street about some everyday matter.

As you just go down the road of your life, suddenly you find that as you become aware of the content of the book of Proverbs,

that is calling to you from across the road.

Or it is speaking to you as you arise from your bed, saying,

come on now, as door turns on its hinges, so a lazy man turns on its bed.

And some of you I know have already been making your bed to the great amazement of your mums and dads

as a result of the sermon on laziness a little while ago.

Some of us I think have had a call concerning friendship, the importance of friendship

and what it means to be consistent with the friendship of the Lord Jesus himself.

The Bible has spoken to us from the book of Proverbs about how insidious a thing jealousy is

and how easily it can trip us up in snares and make us far less useful than we might otherwise be.

And certainly none of us were able to escape the call which came loud and clear last Lord's day morning

in this matter of the use of our tongues, words in our lives, words that could be used to help,

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