Main verse: 1 Samuel 15:24-31

Good morning!

            There was a man who, after playing on the edge a cliff found himself hanging over the cliff with thousands of feet separating himself from death; looking skyward prayed for someone to rescue him. Then the man heard a voice from Heaven saying, “I heard you my son, let go and I will catch you.” Three times the man asked for help and three times the voice said, “I heard you my son, let go and I will catch you.” Then the man looked to the heavens asked, “Is there anybody else up there?” It is funny how our life choices put us in a place we cannot hope to get out of. When we embrace sin, the path we were on will end and we will be like the poor fellow above begging for help (Case of King Saul). Consider the nation Israel having everything going for them yet, they kept falling short; the Prophets were citizens of Israel but, the people would not listen to them; the Lord promised the Israelites the Canaan valley but the sin of the Israelites swept it away (Isaiah 59:2-8).

You see, sin is like a piece of fool’s gold which shines at a distance but loses its shimmer when looking at it up closely. The reason sin shines so brightly are, sin wants its prey to feel at ease and for the prey to see the unlimited potential. Unfortunately, Sin’s prey will never receive Sin’s baubles and gems because, like its creator, Sin’s goal is to enslave its victim and then, the gems and baubles become chains which weigh the victim down like a ball and chain. It is my encouragement for you today to consider all the Lord has said over your life by the Word of God and the ministering of the Holy Spirit (1 Timothy 4:11-12).

Praying for the Peace of America MK