Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Avoid The Appearance of Evil

"Abstain from all appearance of evil."  I Thessalonians 5:22.  Evil wears a disguise.  It raised its ugly head in the garden in the form of wisdom.  Yet, it ruined humanity.  Evil ensnares and destroys.  Life will come to know regret.  The burden of guilt will wear away the soul.  So, we must abstain.  Only the wise stay clear of evil.  But, we are admonished not only to abstain from evil, but avoid the very appearance.  Some roads do not appear to be the best in order to reach our destination.  And, thus, some activities in which we might engage ourselves appear to be better left untouched.  Sin is not a culprit with which we should play.  Stains are always left.  David, the king, cast his eye across the way and saw the beautiful, Bathsheba.  Behold, the harm which was done.  Solomon married many strange women, and the kingdom was torn asunder.  Evil always has an appearance.  There is a face that can be detected even in the smallest form.  Some have walked just to the edge of the cliff to see what lay beyond, and suddenly slipped into oblivion.  Stay clear if there is even a hint of darkness.  Pass on by if you detect the slightest imperfection.  Do so, not just sometimes, but every time.

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