11.8.9 "Don't Eat the Jell-o!"

"Don't Eat the Jell-o!"

Ezekiel 18:1-19:14
Hebrews 9:1-12
Psalm 106:32-48
Proverbs 27:10

A Readers' Digest article told about the "Black Widow". This was a woman who had poisoned two husbands by putting antifreeze in green Jell-o. It was kind of a subtle death. They'd get sick, and ultimately die. Pretty nasty, huh?

The pull toward the compromised Christian life is constant. The enemy loves to do whatever it takes to subtly taint the purity of the Godly life and turn it toward sin.

Today's Psalm says, "Again and again he delivered them from their slavery, but they continued to rebel against him, and were finally destroyed by their sin."

Sin is a subtle killer. We know the "biggies": committing adultery, etc. THAT sin is BAD! But, rarely is that the kind of sin that sears our conscience. When we sin "bad", we can't live with ourselves. We repent, and turn. But when it comes to those "little things" they don't shock us so bad. In truth, THESE are the killers.

Israel continued to rebel against God. Last week we talked about how the root of rebellion is the lack of trust. They stopped trusting God till the point that this sin destroyed them.

Make a quick list of sins that will destroy you.... Let me save you some time. All sin destroys. It's not a matter of "if", it's a matter of "when". It's 'green Jell-o' that kills.

I'm so grateful that God in his mercy did not give me what I deserved in my sin. His Spirit drew me to him to surrender all.

In John 10 Jesus speaks of himself as being the gate to the sheep pen, and ANYTHING coming over the wall is a thief or a robber. In our lives, some of these thieves and robbers don't look so bad. They can be fun. Attractive. They seem harmless. But no matter how we view them, they are thieves and robbers nonetheless.

The more we get to know Christ, the more we need to align everything in our lives to him. If it doesn't please him, we need to throw it out. It will destroy us.

This game is for keeps. Unfortunately I've seen too many that have compromised so long, they can't be convinced to return. There's no desire to hear the voice of God. I'm not talking about unbelievers, I'm talking about those who've been on fire, but then turned away. They've given themselves to the "Green Jell-o" of lust, bitterness, or some other subtle killer.

The Dynamic Lifestyle of Worship is so much more than "put on a happy face". It's about living right with God. It's not worrying about the poison in the food! It's living in a confident relationship with the creator. Stay away from the Green Jell-o of sin!




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P Greg


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