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Posted on: 26th Apr 2015
Proverbs 24:30-32 (AMP)
30I went by the field of the lazy man, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 31And, behold, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles were covering its face, and its stone wall was broken down. 32Then I beheld and considered it well; I looked and received instruction.
Matthew 13:22 (AMP)
22As for what was sown among thorns, this is he who hears the Word, but the cares of the world and the pleasure and delight and glamour and deceitfulness of riches choke and suffocate the Word, and it yields no fruit.
Reflections:
We�ve all heard that expression �That�s a thorn in my side.� Well, to the Christian these thorns are the attractive, all so subtle, fleeting pleasures of the world, the flesh and the devil.
Many who sincerely receive Jesus as Savior and Lord, begin well, �but then there�s that T.V. sitcom that I like so much; it just cracks me up!� And there�s the old crowd who get together to just have �fun�. �I know that some of them will be doing drugs and drinking, but that doesn�t mean I have to.� I just enjoy being around them. I really love the music they listen to�
And then there�s the Internet. Couple that with some idle time and we�re in danger of being sucked right into the devil�s workshop. �Oh, I�ll just take a peek; a little peek can�t hurt� and all of a sudden we�re in over our head and we don�t want to get out. Next comes the guilt which makes us so ashamed we feel we can no longer face God.
Before we know it our spiritual wall has been breached and broken down and we�re so surrounded by thorns. There�s seems no way out. But there certainly is and that way out is to cry out to God with all our heart for His mercy and grace. He is always faithful to cleanse sins stain and to forgive.
If we�re wise, once we�re delivered from sin�s grasp, we will choose to place our roots deep in the good, rich, well-watered fertile soil of God; safely enjoying the pleasures of His wonderful garden of life � and never look back!
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