Proverbs - Consistency of Character

Proverbs 23:6-8

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye,

 neither desire thou his dainty meats:

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:

            Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

Sometimes we can be flattered at some sort of invitation to dinner with someone of influence.  Haman was so flattered to eat with the King and Ester, he had no idea what Ester had planned.  When we are with people who have possessions or access we don’t have, we can be blinded to the potential for compromise or covetousness.  If we are someone who forgets the importance of character and integrity and are easily impressed by delicacies we need to stop and realign our value system to the Lord’s.  These people often use what they own to accomplish their own agendas.  We can become used by them as well.  We must not be hypnotized by that which appeals to our comfort.  We must be in a place where we are alert and aware.  We must be cautious around those things that bring us great delight.  This will help us not regret our reactions and conversations in the midst of delicacies and enjoyment.  We won’t have to live with regret if we maintain the same standard of conduct in any sort of environment.