A Prostitute

A prostitute is a dangerous trap;a promiscuous woman is as dangerous as falling into a narrow well.She hides and waits like a robber,eager to make more men unfaithful.

Proverbs 23:27-28

The dictionary definition of prostitute is “one who sells herself (body, moral integrity) for low or unworthy purposes.” She is indeed a dangerous trap. But today let’s look at the heartbreaking trap and pit that she falls into herself. I want to speak to and for women who have fallen.

Recently a woman told me her story. She grew up in a broken home. Her father was absent. Her bitter and lonely mom allowed many men to come into their home, along with drugs and alcohol. This was a dangerous place for a little girl. One of the men abused her repeatedly, then threatened to kill her and her mom if she ever told. Shame, pain, fear, and secrecy are a tough combination of emotions for a young soul to juggle. Her longings for male love comingled with man hatred. This combination set her up to sell herself.

As a young teen she started to experiment with drugs to kill the pain and help her cope with her out-of-control world. To supply her habit, she traded sex for drugs. So the cycle continued. Her journey began as a victim. She then became aggressive and hurtful to others, taking out her pain on anyone who got close. At her very lowest, she cried out to a God she did not know. But the wonderful part of this story is, he knew her. He heard her cry for help and in his great mercy healed and set her free.

Make It Personal . . . Live It Out!

Does this story strike a chord? It describes a world of pain but also reveals how pain can drive a woman headlong into sin. Jesus came to bring the mercy of heaven to earth.

“In all their suffering he also suffered, and he personally rescued them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them” (Isaiah 63:9).

Let’s Pray

Lord, words cannot describe the feelings that surface when the closet of the past is opened. Please, pour your light and love and truth and grace into the deepest pits. Make me whole, able to live and love.

One Year Bible Reading

Isaiah 39:1–41:16; Ephesians 1:1-23; Psalm 66:1-20; Proverbs 23:25-28