Monday, January 22, 2018

 
 
 
 
 
Devotional for Monday, January 22, 2018
 
“…and the Sin Which So  Easily and
Cleverly Entangles Us…”
 
by Dona Hake
 
 
 
 
Today I will pick up with where I left off on our last devotional.   I shared this quote: 
 
 
“Ships do not sink because of the water around them;
ships sink because of the water that gets in them.
Do not let what is happening around you
get inside you and weigh you down.”
 
 We looked at  Hebrews 12:1.   We looked at weights being the “water” that gets inside our boats.  Today we will look at  sin that is left go can also be the “water” that will sink us.
 
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud
of witnesses who by faith have testified
to the truth
of God’s absolute faithfulness,
stripping off every
unnecessary weight and
the sin which so  easily and  cleverly entangles us,
 let us run with endurance and
active persistence the race that is set before us,”  
 
One time I saw the most touching video of a deer that was tangled up in netting in the woods, and it laid helplessly. It frantically and fearfully was trying to escape the trap it was in. There were some men that wanted to help it, and as they approached it, the deer began to panic. They spoke softly to it, and it soon seemed to understand that they were trying to help. They carefully cut away that which was entangling it and the deer went free. It was precious to see the deer set free from all the entanglements that would of surely caused it harm or death in due time.
We must be careful to be diligent and watchful over our souls that there is not a sin that is cleverly trying to put us in a position in which the enemy can entangle us and consume us. As we watch over our hearts and minds through prayer and fellowship with our Lord, He will help us to discern those clever attempts that the evil one tries to deceive us with. Let us run with endurance and active persistence that race that is set before us in Jesus Name!