The writer of our Proverbs passage warns against many things - financial entanglements, laziness, maliciousness, arrogance, deceit, murder, evil intent, dissension, and adultery.
Perhaps it is a good reminder that the capacity for every kind of evil resides in our hearts if we do not surrender lordship to Jesus Christ. Sin blinds us. Giving in to temptation once makes it easier to do it again, and again, and again. Compromising once can quickly become a slippery slope until we're so far gone we can't even see where we started from.
Sin is serious.
We like to turn a blind eye to our own sin. We justify it. We rationalize it. We minimize it.
We must not.
We must be determined to destroy the sin in our life. We must be determined to hate the things God hates. We must be determined to see our sin the way God sees it.
And come to the foot of the cross with complete and utter gratitude for His mercy on us. And then pursue the process of sanctification as He continues His work in us. Thanks be to God for this glorious gift.
Tomorrow's Bible In a Year Passage: Proverbs 8-9; 2 Corinthians 3
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