She seduced him
with her smooth talk
(Proverbs 7:21).
Yesterday our theme
was weighing the consequences. That’s easier said than done. It’s not like
there’s an even playing field. Our tendency is toward evil. It’s our path of
least resistance. Add to that temptation’s powers of persuasion... it can be so
seductive.
The question is not:
How could anyone be so stupid as to fall for that? But: How could
anyone resist? And yet, as Believers, the Apostle Paul makes it clear we
should not live like sin is inevitable: You, however, are controlled not by
the sinful nature, but by the Spirit (Romans 8:9).
To have any hope of
living morally in a hostile and ungodly world, we’d better have a plan. Paul,
in his letter to the Romans, offers us this: Count yourselves dead to sin
but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal
body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer any part of yourself to
sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those
who have been brought from death to life; and to offer every part of yourself
to him as an instrument of righteousness (Romans 6:11-13).
No, it’s not an even
playing field, but that doesn’t mean we’re done for. For sin shall
no longer be your master (Romans 6:14).
She seduced him with her smooth talk. One place to start might be, Don’t listen!
Give the enemy an inch and you’ll wake up filled with remorse and wondering, What
happened?
TODAY’S MEDITATION
Sin is a smooth talker.
What’s your plan?
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