DAILY?READINGS: Numbers 12-13; Proverbs 10; 1 Peter 2
The serpent beguiled me and I did eat. Genesis 3:13
Ah, yes, the serpent is so charming and persuasive. Sin can become so alluring, so seemingly legitimate. Does not God want our happiness? And at the moment of temptation Satan promises us happiness. But he is the father of lies and one must turn away from his seductive voice and cling to the word of God. Do not be deceived; God is not mocked. Sin will bring sorrow and destruction into your life. God loves you and wants your best. Obey Him. —Donald Norbie
Happy the man whose cautious feet,
Shun the broad way that sinners go,
Who hates the place where atheists meet,
And fears to talk as scoffers do. —I. Watts