If Sinners Entice Thee

"My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not."  Proverbs 1:10.  Sin achieves its end through enticement.  Satan enticed Mother Eve, and thus, the world was drenched in sin.  Sin lies and knows not the truth.  The devil uses trickery.  Sin uses enticements to beguile unstable souls.  Sin uses flattery and draws us away from that which is good and true.  We are to be wise to the devices of sin so that we do not fall victim to its enticements.  We must not consent to do evil.  We have the power within us to overcome.  We must turn a deaf ear when sin calls.  We must remove ourselves from the allurements that sin offers.  We must say no to the temptations that are presented unto us.  We must not allow sin to defile us and afflict us.  We must always be alert and take constant heed that we be not ensnared by sin.  Let us never consent when sin beckons and be not the victim of the sinner's enticement.  We are to flee with all our might.  We are too weak if we stand still and listen or watch  as did Mother Eve in the garden.  We must hasten quickly away lest we fall.  May we be wise so that we do not yield when sin entices.  Blessed is the one who survives sin's flattery.