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Dear Young Christian:
Sometimes, when we think of sin, we think of those gross transgressions that perhaps even the unsaved would consider distasteful and wrong. But the most dangerous sins, and often those that are most detrimental to our Christian life and testimony, are those little sins that slowly and subtly take hold of us and form habits and practices that are unholy and displeasing to the Lord.
As you start out this week, take stock of those things that you are allowing in your day-to-day life without much thought. Often, in standing guard against the great attacks of Satan and sins of sizable account and consequence, we miss his wiles and let in those tiny sins that add up and spoil our joy if left without being confessed and judged. Solomon said, “Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savor” (Ecclesiastes 10:1).Flies are small, and one dead fly is of no consequence. But, when you let them accumulate, then there is a spoiling of what was once sweet and good. Don’t let those little sins accumulate in your life this week.
Your Christian Friend,
Jim Hyland
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