Every one of us has to resist evil everyday, moment by moment. Sometimes, proverbs help us understand what we are doing when we sell out to evil.
Proverbs 25:26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.
A spring or well gives life. It is refreshing. Without a spring or a well people will die. Communities spring up around reliable springs and wells.If a spring turned muddy, it would no longer draw people. It would be a great disappointment to those who came to depend on the spring. Polluted wells might even kill those who once depended on them.
When we sell out to evil, it is like that refreshing spring turning muddy or the well being polluted. Those in our church who depend on us would be disillusioned. Others might be disappointed. Those in our family might be repulsed, even ashamed of us.
perhaps, we might better consider ourselves as springs and wells - as God sees us - as others might see us. Then before we sell out to evil, might think twice of the ramifications - our sin never affects just us - also the community around us who depends on us. Commit to stay clear and free from pollution.
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