Gravel Goulash

Monday, August 16, 2010
Nehemiah 2:1-3:32; Psalm 99:5-100:2; Proverbs 20:17-19; Romans 2:1-16

Selected Passage: Proverbs 20:17

A mouth full of gravel. Gross! I can't even stand to have a grain of sand in my mouth, let alone a mouth full of gravel! None of us would intentionally chow down on such a diet.

How is it then, that we fall for the bait and switch? We know full well what the end is for our ill-gotten gains. But the tempter is quite adept at marketing his bogus and empty promises. And we are quite adept at convincing ourselves it will be OK this time. But it never is.

God promises that there is no new temptation for us. It is all tried and true. And with that promise God also provides a way of escape so that we may endure. We don't have to fall for the bait and switch.

So next time you are faced with a tempting deli sandwich with a side forbidden fruit,  look for that promised escape route before you end up with a mouth full of rocks!