JUST BECAUSE OF ONE

One morning a woman wanted to make a cake. She broke ten eggs and put them all in one container. Then she skillfully whisked them. Suddenly she felt something was wrong. She smelled a pungent aroma from the container of beaten eggs. Upon inspection, it turned out that one of the eggs was rotten. Reluctantly, the woman had to throw them all away.

Just because of one rotten egg, all the eggs in the container were ruined. Similar things happen in life. One bad thing can destroy a heap of goodness. Just because of one lie, others no longer trust us. Just because of one rude attitude, others avoid us. Hence the saying "because of a spot of indigo, a whole pot of milk is ruined". God conveys the same message to His people through the prophet Haggai. God teaches the priests by highlighting two situations. If someone carries holy meat in the corner of his garment, and that corner touches food, that food will not become holy. But if someone who is unclean by touching a corpse touches everything, then everything becomes unclean. One impurity affects the whole.

Today's devotional reminds us as God's people to beware of sin. Never compromise even with one sin, one wrongdoing, or one violation. Remember, the devil never stops tempting humans. Just because of one sin, it can lead to destruction of one's entire life. One sin can lead to other sins. So now, no matter how small, quickly get rid of sin as soon as we realize it! --LIN/www.renunganharian.net