Skip to main content

Dangerous Intersection Up Ahead


Do not be deceived: Bad company corrupts good morals. Be sober-minded as you ought, and stop sinning; I Corinthians 15:33-34









Come to your right minds and return to a more balanced way of life, wake up and get control of yourself. "Besides this, knowing the time, it is already the hour for you to wake up from sleep, for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed". Romans 13:11

We are social beings, we live in and by society. There is evil company in the social world and an instinct that is in evil company to corrupt. Evil is a self continuing power, those who have yielded to temptations become the tempting of others, for in most of us there is a susceptibility to be corrupted. If you know anything about fruit the grape for instance, if there are one or two rotten grapes it can corrupt the whole cluster leaving you with a bunch of bad grapes.

Observe the stop sign ahead, don't be deceived. Let's not think we can live righteous keeping bad company in the devils territory. What advantage will you have in getting out once you have crossed the wrong intersection. If you have found any good companions, cherish them for good friends are hard to find. On the other hand if you have any bad ones, study on how to lose them, for by keeping them you may lose yourself in the end.

Do not be spiritually ignorant and ignore the devices ot the devil to drive you away from the right direction. Yesterday we talked about the struggle with sin, doing the things we don't want to do and not doing those things we know we should. If we sit at that intersection too long and ignore the stop sign we will have gone further than most of us can handle. The devil makes sin look pleasurable and for a season it is, none can deny that. But what we must realize is that sin has a death sentence attached to it and that season comes as well. WATCH! Where you are going there is a dangerous intersection up ahead.

Comments

  1. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2011 at 9:36 AM

    WOW!! THIS IS SOOO TRUE PASTOR RAY! This is a valuable WARNING for all of us!

    ReplyDelete
  2. sister nikkiFebruary 3, 2011 at 7:59 AM

    The sad thing is, is that the caution sign is really that big when we start to formulate the ideas of sin in our thoughts and then the sign becomes even bigger when we begin to put the thoughts into actions...Even when God presents the way of escape, we are often too far gone to even yield to the Holy Spirits coersion to get us back on the safe route...

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Bursting Out Of It!

S.E.E.D. For Today:  Scripture: "Is this not the the fast which I have chosen: Loosen the bonds of wickedness." ( Isaiah 58:6 ) Explanation: There should be the right motive when we fast. The people of God in Isaiah observed but there was no change in them. When fasting we do not want to look at it as a religious ritual, but a means to transformation. The fruit of repentance ought to be evident in relationship with one another and our neighbor. If we fast and persist in arrogance, stubbornness, fighting and strife then we are only doing this out of routine. Exercise: Prayer is important to experience the grace and power of God when fasting. Without the consistency of prayer we will not see breakthrough. God is challenging us to do the fast He has chosen, the first means of business is releasing or loosing the bonds of wickedness. Whatever besets itself and entangles you again under the same slave system of missing the mark with God has to let you go. I challenge you
8 comments
Read more

THE SAFE PLACE

S.E.E.D. For Today___ Safety Scripture "God is our safe place and our strength. He is always our help when we are in trouble." Psalms 46:1 New Life Version In light of all that is going on in our world God is the most dependable person we know. Murder, and violence plague our city's and nothing seems to be safe anymore. When everything seems to be falling apart God is our safety, our refuge from the storms of life. He doesn't protect us in order to pamper us, He shelter's us so He can strengthen us to go back to life with it's duties and dangers. Trouble describes people who are in tight places in a corner and unable to get out, but we are not to be afraid. The earth may change and things will be in utter chaos, but in the Lord we have safety. Though everything around us and in us seems to be restless, God is in control. God is our safe place, in His will, in His hands He got the whole world, He formed it, shaped it, created it, and man co
1 comment
Read more

UN-DO!

S.E.E.D. For Today: Scripture: "Undo The Heavy Burdens" ( Isaiah 58:6 ) Example: There was a great deal of injustice in the land and with the rich exploiting the poor and the rulers using their authority only to make themselves richer. It was a conflict between truth and lies, just like in our land today. The people of God were no different in operating under the same system as this. But God called them out and wanted them to understand that their fasting was in vain if they did not undo the heavy burden they placed on others while still outwardly devoting themselves to religion or as they thought to God. Exercise: Let's invite the Holy Spirit to solve problems and aid us in lifting loads and overcome barriers that keep us and our loved ones from walking joyfully in the Lord. In self-denying love and care for others, let's undo any heavy burden or untie any yoke that we may have placed upon friends, family, associates or even employees. Devotion: Lord toda
8 comments
Read more