1 Corinthians 10:14 (NASB) Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

My son has been doing a lot of climbing lately: he climbs on top of the table, he climbs on the back of the couch and tries to climb up the stair rail; he climbs into his sister’s crib…you get the idea. Whenever I catch him climbing to a dangerous height, I use all the urgency my voice can muster and tell him to “Get down—right now!” But he usually just laughs and continues on until I physically get him down myself. I want him to “flee” from danger, but he heads straight towards it.

I think the reason my son doesn’t “flee” from danger is that he hasn’t really experienced it yet. I’d rather him listen to me than learn from experience. Paul felt the same way. He warned the church at Corinth to learn from the mistakes the children of Israel made: “Nevertheless, with most of them God was not well-pleased; for they were laid low in the wilderness. Now these things happened as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as they also craved. Do not be idolaters, as some of them were;” 1 Corinthians 10:5-7a (NASB)

If we can recognize sin and its consequences in other’s lives, why can’t we learn to flee from it and avoid those same consequences in our lives? With the Holy Spirit’s help, I believe we can!

-Kevi

 

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