In those days I saw men in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, together with wine, grapes, figs and all other kinds of loads. And they were bringing all this into Jerusalem on the Sabbath. Therefore I warned them against selling food on that day. Men [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘consequences’
May 8, 2008
7.6 Who Suffers?
The story of Lot is instructive, because it reminds us of the consequences of putting ourselves in harm’s way. We often like to think our sinfulness is our own business. We think that we’re the only ones who are impacted by it.
Lot was certainly impacted. In God’s judgment on Sodom and Gomorrah, [...]
May 1, 2008
6.7 Take My Yoke
Moreover, from the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, until his thirty-second year—twelve years—neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor. But the earlier governors—those preceding me—placed a heavy burden on the people and took forty shekels of silver [...]
April 28, 2008
6.4 But I Like It! I Really Like It!
Maybe you’re thinking, “But I like sinning.” I’m not here to lie to you. Sexual sin can be fun and exciting. Duh! There’s a reason why so many people do it. But that’s your flesh talking. Do a realistic cost/benefit analysis, and you’ll find that the fun and excitement don’t outweigh the negative consequences.
We’re like [...]
April 23, 2008
5.18 Dig the Well Before You Need the Water
The key to a good defensive strategy is to prayerfully dig the well before you need the water. In other words, don’t wait until the moment of temptation to decide how you will handle it. That’s much too late. In the moment, you are weak and believing all the lies that the Enemy is selling.
You [...]
