It’s A Hard
Knocks Life
(For The Wicked)
So many times
I have stated, and heard other preacher’s state, that the Christian life is not
always the easiest. There is a valid reason for this practice…Jesus told us
that we must each choose between the wide, easy way (life of sin) that leads to
destruction, and the narrow, difficult way (path of righteousness) that leads
to life. Truly there will be “few who find” that difficult path that leads to
everlasting life. There are things,
such as self sacrifice, that make the Christian’s life somewhat difficult, but
today let’s focus on the difficulties of a sinful
life.
A “proof text”
for this idea could be Proverbs 13:15, which states: “Good understanding giveth
favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard (Proverbs
Another
proverb reads, “Disaster pursues sinners, but the righteous are rewarded with
good (Proverbs
If disaster is
pursuing you because of your “treacherous” (ESV) ways, there is a Biblical
“escape plan” in place for you. “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you (James 4:7-8). When you resist
the temptations of sin and turn to God, the devil turns and runs, while God
draws nearer to you. The path that leads to life is narrow and difficult, but
the one who travels that path diligently will reach a glorious, eternal reward
(John 14:1-4).
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- - Darrell Powell