Walls Are Good

Proverbs 25:28 (KJV) He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

In politics we have a lot of chatter about walls and borders.  People who live in gated communities seem to think that walls are a bad thing.  That one I can’t figure out except that there are many people who can’t put two clearly related facts together if it goes against what they believe.  Witness the divisions in theology.

Here walls are a good thing.  I think that the description is not of a city that is dysfunctional, just a city that has it first line of protection removed.  In the same way we may be able to live a normal life in many ways but not have the protection of God around us.  We might get along well until the barbarians arrive. 

So?  Make sure that the spiritual and moral walls are solid around you and yours.  It will keep much destruction at arms length and give time to call out the guard.