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Never A Stumbling block

greatness96Posted for Friends to comment on, 4 years ago2 min read

1 Corinthians 8:13 Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.

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The Spirit of Truth speaks expressly against us putting ourselves in an occasion to become tumbling blocks to others around us or being the reason others fall. Here, He uses an illustration which is quite significant because it talks about something edible and desirable: meat. Thus, the sweetness of the meat or actions that leads to other's downfall can't be compared to how important the brother or sister is to the Almighty God. It's amazing here, because no matter what I stand to gain or lose, my brother's soul is still more important. No soul should be lost just because we want to have fun. No pleasure is really worth it, for everything shall vanish away but the human soul lives forever.

Let us not allow our desire for sex, food, money, fame or wealth to jeopardize the longing hearts of the weak for Christ. Let us discard every hatred that drives people away from coming to our Saviour. Let us stay away from anything offensive to our brethren in a bit to win them to Christ. At the end of it all, nothing on earth really matters but Christ and the redeemed souls. Here's what the Holy Spirit says to us today.

Let's pray together.
Heavenly Father, thank you for your word to us today. Please forgive us in areas we have caused others to fall before now. Restore us Oh Lord and make us channels to redemption in our time, in Jesus name. Amen.

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