Jesus loves the little children. The highest priorities for Christ followers is to set the example for the children by how they live, what they say, and what they do. When we do this we show a sincere love for the children. Christian parents must also do their best to guard and protect their children from the ungodly influences of the world. Christian parents must help their children to avoid the influence of ungodly friends. We, the parents, should be especially careful about how we allow the world to introduce ungodly things to our children’s minds and hearts by the means of education or avenues of entertainment, such as television, the Internet, music, and other media. It is our responsibility to teach our children and to instruct them of godly ways. This principle also applies to anyone who may be looking to us for an example of what it means to follow and sincerely love Christ. Putting a great millstone around your neck is a strong morning to those who might influence others, particularly children or a child like follower of Christ, to sin or defy God. We must be careful not to offend or spiritually mislead anyone who might look to us for a godly example. It is one way for us to go our own way, but to cause others to follow away from God isn’t even a greater offense to God and will incur Christ greatest wrath.
Hell the place that people think is a joke. They laugh about going to hell as if it’s going to be a party! However, it’s not! It is described as a place of unquenchable fire! Fire creates heat! Think about a time where you were in a hot place. Remember how miserable you were! Hell is way worse then that. Every influence of sin – which separates people from God- is destined to go to hell. We must oppose and reject sin. What ever the cost is. Send must be put to death in our life. We have to turn away from it.
Jesus uses a figure of speech that makes a point by using exaggeration. He’s not saying to literally cut off a hand, or foot, or take out our eye. He is saying that whatever we have to do spiritually to remove the temptation of sin, we need the help of the Holy Spirit to do it. We might need to have a spiritual surgery. As long as we are on this earth we will all be battling sin. We can never stop battling against sin. We need the Holy Spirit’s help to battle sin. We can not do it on our own. We have to be constantly aware of the influence of sin. Remember Satan is sly and sneaky. Temptation can come so innocent till it’s not. We have to have our eyes focused on our triune God, to be protected!
What does your life reflect, does it reflect the way of living obediently to God or obediently to Satan?
Do you rely on the Holy Spirit to keep you away from the temptation of sin to give you the power to say no?
Are you in tune with God and his ways to help with the battle against sin?
Dear heavenly father,
I thank you so much for loving us the way you do. Holy spirit, I invite you into our lives to help us battle against sin. God, I pray that we will be so a ware of our way we live our lives that we will not make another falter. God I pray that we will find a way that we will not fall into temptation of sand. That whatever we have to do to remove that said we will do it we will have a spiritual surgery of removing that temptation.
In Jesus Name
Amen
