September 20th
“Sin makes us stupid.”
I have often thought of that statement, and I continue to affirm the wisdom of those words. How else can you explain the actions of King David, the man after God’s own heart turned adulterer and murderer? Or the reckless choices of Samson? Or the public denials of Christ by Peter, the most public of Jesus’ disciples? We are flawed people who are vulnerable to temptation and to the foolishness of mind that can rationalize and justify almost any course of action if we try hard enough.
If we are to have a measure of victory over the power of sin, it will come only as we lean on the strength and wisdom of Christ ( Rom. 7:24-25 ). As His grace strengthens our hearts and minds, we can overcome our own worst inclination to make foolish choices.
Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us.
Hebrews 12:1
Heaven
