TEMPTING OTHERS TO SIN

Luke 17:1 One day Jesus said to his disciples, “There will always be temptations to sin, but how terrible it will be for the person who does the tempting.”  NLT

       Let us pause here for a moment.  Think about what the Lord is saying and how that applies to our living.  We live in a constant sin-infested world.  People everywhere are exploiting their sinfulness.  Consider the things you watch on TV or in the movies.  Have you given much thought to the judgment the people who glamorize sin will be under for exploiting it before others? 

       God holds everyone accountable for their actions and if their actions cause others to sin, how terrible their judgment will be!  The same principle holds true for what you read and listen to.  We will always be tempted to sin, but for those who do the tempting, God will hold them accountable for it.

       What about you?  Are you causing others to sin by your actions or conversation?  Are you a help or hindrance to others?  The Lord will not ignore how you live and its effect on others.

        Live out your faith carefully before man.  Take responsibility for the way you influence others.  If you are not helping to strengthen and build up the faith in others, you are tearing it down.  You alone determine how you live.  The Lord holds you accountable.  All of us are either tempting others to sin or we are helping them to not sin. 

       Ask the Lord today to help you live a godly life at all times so that the world will see Christ through you.  Ask Him to keep you from being the reason why others fall into sin.  Ask Him to help you build others up instead of tearing them down.