DAILY READINGS: Deut. 29; Amos 7-8; Luke 15:11-32
Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. James 1:15
I found a tiny sea snail crawling along in the mud. On its back was an oyster that had already grown to the size of the snail. As I looked at that oyster which would soon be bigger than the snail and would eventually destroy it, it reminded me of sin’s awful work. In the same way, it gets a hold on us, grows and can ruin us. So be careful what you watch, what you read, what you do. These things can spoil our Christian testimony and our walk with the Lord. —J. Fleming
It was my sin that Jesus bore upon the cross that day,
And when I trusted Him I know, my sins were washed away.
So help me Lord to live each hour, a life that’s clean and true,
So others too may find that life, that I have found in You. —J. F.