Sharper Iron From Kfuo Radio

Rev. Sean Daenzer, director of worship for the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod and chaplain for the International Center, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Proverbs 6:1-19. Placed between two addresses that speak against adultery, Solomon’s eighth address to his son may seem to address small matters. However, faithfulness in small matters tends toward faithfulness in large matters, just as faithlessness in small matters easily leads to faithlessness in large matters. Knowing that a man’s word is his bond, Solomon warns his son against putting up security for a stranger, lest the stranger’s debt become his own. Such teaching naturally leads into the matter of diligent, self-disciplined work. In this, a lazybones can learn from the example of the ant. Instead of a little rest here and a little rest there adding up to poverty, Solomon urges his son to do the work given to him. Along with the sluggard, the worthless man is dangerous. His entire person shows his wickedness; though he thinks he stands above t