“Whoever said that sin was not fun? Whoever claimed
that Lucifer was not handsome, persuasive, easy, friendly? Sin is attractive
and desirable…..Sin is easy and has a big company of pleasant companions. It
promises immunity from restrictions and offers temporary freedoms. It can
momentarily satisfy hunger, thirst, desire, urges, passions, wants, without
immediately paying the price. But, it begins and grows to monumental
proportions – drop by drop, inch by inch.” (Spencer W. Kimball, Faith
Precedes the Miracle, p 229)
I recently saw a superb
video by a Christian man that supports this statement perfectly. He claimed
that Satan always offers us something good to distract us from something great
that God can give us. It is only after our acceptance of the good that in time
we come to see what we have chosen is bad, because nothing good comes of the
adversary. Satan is the
master of counterfeit blessings which only discernment and wisdom of good
choices can counteract. He is the king of deception. He is a thief, here to
kill, steal and destroy, therefore, whatever he offers cannot possibly have a
good ending (John 10:10). He does not only want your life but your soul.
This life is not
for the faint hearted. Resisting short term happiness and the ease of this life
and choosing the refining fire of God that will in the end cast us in His image
shows the integrity of heart some of us have brought with us. Those who have this
integrity have long ago chosen Christ’s path to everlasting greatness of
immortality. What Christ offers is perfection as opposed to Satan’s
destruction. Consider Apostle Paul’s take on this (1 Corinthians 15:42-44):
We were born into: We are raised to: Immortality makes us:
Corruption Incorruption Indestructible
Dishonour Glory Glorified
Weakness Power Powerful
The Atonement and
Resurrection of Christ brings about perfection of the righteous which is ‘the
great gift’ that outstrips ‘the good gift’ that comes from the enemy of all
righteousness. To this the Saviour testified when He said that He came so that
we might have life, and have it more abundantly (John 10:10). I bow before His
sacrifice that makes my path to perfection and eternal life possible. His is
the honour and glory and eternal flame of righteousness that burns forever…..
- CATHRYNE ALLEN
(Artist Unknown)
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