Snakes and Sins
“If ye believe not…ye shall die in your sins” (John 8:24).
“He that believeth in Me, thought he were dead, yet shall he live” (John 11:25).
Some years ago there lived in France a celebrated snake-charmer by the name of Pamela. It is almost unimaginable, but she was in the habit of taking her venomous pets to bed and letting them sleep with her during the night.
One morning she never woke up. Her lifeless body, swollen into a shapeless blue mass, almost beyond recognition, was found by her friends several hours after her untimely demise. The snakes, so long tolerated and toyed with, had bitten her to death. Constant usage and familiarity had caused her to regard them as harmless. But she had trifled with, and trusted them, once too often.
Our sins are not unlike Pamela’s snakes, if we are not saved. While our eyes are closed in spiritual sleep they surround us. One of these days, unless they are gotten rid of through the work of Calvary and the blood of Christ, they will be our ruin.
