- He will suck the poison of cobras; the tongue of a viper will kill him. Job 20:16 – What a mental image this verse gives. As obviously ridiculous as we may think an action like this is we must remember what it’s referring to. This image is given to describe what is actually happening in the life of someone who continues to turn to and entertain sinfulness. That at first there might be a thrill and even a small satisfying of their needs for a moment, but what’s being poured into their life as a result is going to kill them. Sin is venom that may go down smoothly but will destroy anyone it finds itself in. Rather than thinking of other people who are ingesting venom, being in disbelief on why they would continue to do something so ridiculous, what snake’s venom are you sucking on? What venom have you welcomed in? Know before any anti-venom can be given, the snake must first stop bitting you. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1472
- The heavens will reveal his iniquity, and the earth will rise up against him. The possessions of his house will be carried away, dragged off in the day of God’s wrath. This is the wicked man’s portion from God, the heritage decreed for him by God. Job 20:27-29 – Zophar, another one of Job’s miserable comforters, speaks a second time. While his speech was thoughtfully crafted, and generally a true statement about the future of the wicked, it once again did not apply to Job’s unique situation. Zophar’s point was that what is sweet in the mouth of the wicked today will eventually turn sour. The highs and the joys of sin are sort lived and the judgement on their wickedness is something no one can escape. God longs for us to grasp this truth about sin. Sin offers wonderful feelings and some intense highs, but sin also does everything it can to blind you to the inevitable crash saying yes to it results in. God though, in His deep love for us, has brought scripture into our lives to help us see the full picture of sin. God is not denying that sin is worldly “fun.” I even heard a pastor once say that if you don’t think sin is enjoyable, they you hadn’t sinned good enough. Our enemy has done far too good of a job at making sin pleasing to the eyes and enjoyable for the moment. Yet our God is in the business of opening our eyes beyond that moment of enjoyment to the terror of destruction sin brings and the eternal death it can cause us too. Be willing to break up with the sin in your story. The moments of enjoyment aren’t worth the wreckage that follows. Instead say yes to the path of holiness and taste the joy that follows a life devoted to Jesus. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2645
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