A decadent civilization compromises with its disease, cherishes the virus infecting it, loses its self-respect.
E. M. Cioran (1911-1995, Rumanian-born French philosopher)
Jeremiah 40:1-3
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord after Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, released him at Ramah when he had been bound in chains with all the exiles of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon. The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “The Lord your God decreed this disaster on this place, and the Lord has fulfilled it. He has done just what He decreed. Because you people have sinned against the Lord and have not obeyed Him, this thing has happened. (HCSB)
Yesterday I was attacked by a small organism called a Rotovirus. It can only be seen under the lens of an Electron microscope. But it makes its presence known in the body in a big way. I have made numerous trips to the bathroom and cannot eat; I only drink as much fluid as possible to keep myself hydrated. It kills around two million children in undeveloped countries every year.
It came to mind that sin is much the same way. It starts out small, but in the end its effects are much larger. Israel had a virus. That virus was desire. It started out small but ended in a big way. It will destroy you totally, but it begins as something hardly noticeable. It is small desires that desire to control your flesh and turn it from its original purpose, which is to serve our Lord.
James 1:15 tell us this, “Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death.” After it’s too late our enemy will tell us what happened. The Captain of the Guard told Jeremiah, “Because you people have sinned against the Lord, and have not obeyed him, this thing has happened, the result of a small virus called desire…God Bless.
Pastor William
E. M. Cioran (1911-1995, Rumanian-born French philosopher)
Jeremiah 40:1-3
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord after Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, released him at Ramah when he had been bound in chains with all the exiles of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon. The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “The Lord your God decreed this disaster on this place, and the Lord has fulfilled it. He has done just what He decreed. Because you people have sinned against the Lord and have not obeyed Him, this thing has happened. (HCSB)
Yesterday I was attacked by a small organism called a Rotovirus. It can only be seen under the lens of an Electron microscope. But it makes its presence known in the body in a big way. I have made numerous trips to the bathroom and cannot eat; I only drink as much fluid as possible to keep myself hydrated. It kills around two million children in undeveloped countries every year.
It came to mind that sin is much the same way. It starts out small, but in the end its effects are much larger. Israel had a virus. That virus was desire. It started out small but ended in a big way. It will destroy you totally, but it begins as something hardly noticeable. It is small desires that desire to control your flesh and turn it from its original purpose, which is to serve our Lord.
James 1:15 tell us this, “Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death.” After it’s too late our enemy will tell us what happened. The Captain of the Guard told Jeremiah, “Because you people have sinned against the Lord, and have not obeyed him, this thing has happened, the result of a small virus called desire…God Bless.
Pastor William
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