Fleeing the Lie
Sin portrays itself as sweet. Enticing words and images enter our minds, asking us to dwell upon them. Mirages appear on our screens and beckon us to drink them in. The siren song of sin calls to our hearts, attempting to lure us from the safety offered by God's ways into destruction and chaos. We often forget the warnings of Scripture when in the midst of mesmerization temptation: Her feet go down to death. Dead men's bones lie there. You'll forfeit the grace that could be yours. It's better if a millstone were tied around your neck and you were thrown into the sea. This will wage war against your soul. If these warnings fail to reach our consciousness, what can we rely on to resist sin? The...
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