Falling off the edge of a cliff

I heard a story recently about three kids who went camping in the mountains. While high in the mountains they came to the edge which had a steep and long drop. Two of the three kids stayed away from the edge because they knew the great danger that it could present. However, one of the kids wanted to see exactly how deep the drop off was, so he walk towards the edge. He knew that danger presented it self but that did not detour him, his curiosity was too strong. When this young man came near to the cliff he slipped on some loose gravel. Had he fallen off the cliff death would certainly be the outcome. Luckily, as he was sliding ever closer to this great ravine he was able to grab onto a near by shrub. This kept him from plummeting to his death. I found this story interesting because it reminds me of what so many do with their Christian lives. They risk great danger by continually putting themselves in the way of temptation. Scripture continually encourages us to flee from sin. Paul told Timothy to "Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart (II Timothy 2:22). If we are truly pursuing righteousness there is simply no way that we can flirt with sin. Let us always be people who flee from sin and peruse righteousness. If we stay away from the cliff there is no way for us to fall off.

 

Garrett Bookout