The world is full of
people who make it their life to tempt others to sin. We cannot escape them. They infiltrate every area of our lives. They have become such a part of living that
we scarcely recognize them anymore and don’t seem to care. We accept their presence and allow them to
influence our thinking and living.
Think about it. Take note of everyone today who offers you
some way to sin. Listen to the lyrics of
the songs you hear. Pay attention to
what you read. Look around you at work
and take note of how things are being done.
Pay attention to the ads on TV and the content of the shows you
watch. Listen to what others are saying
to you. If you take note of these
things, you will discover just how much temptation to sin you encounter each
day of your life.
It takes great
determination to resist the temptations to sin.
It takes a lot of prayer and exposure to God and His Word to have the
willpower to say no. It takes staying
close to the Lord to even recognize much of the temptations we encounter to
lure us away from God.
It is a terrible
thing to fall into sin. But it is even
worse to be the one who leads others into sin.
Stay alert and don’t let sin have a foothold in your life. And, make sure that you don’t cause others to
sin along the way. There are people
watching you. They notice how you live
and talk. If they respect you, they will
conclude that if it’s okay for you then they can do it, too. If you are a believer, then it is obvious how
you can influence others to sin.
Guard your soul and
strive to live a godly life always. Sin
is a big deal to God as is being the cause of another person falling into
sin. Terrible is the fate of those who
lead others into sin. Terrible is the
fate of those who fall into sin and do not repent. How we live does matter to God.
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