Watch The Appeal!

Have we ever found ourselves watching a television program or movie and soon realized we were beginning to cheer for the "bad guy"? Perhaps there was something about this character that caused us to hope for their success. It is far too easy to get caught up in the plot and begin to admire the wrong attributes. Such is sometimes a challenge in real life when the wrong people become the HEROES and begin to be ENVIED. Certainly their position may look good for the moment, but that is not the full picture.

Solomon urged. . .
"(17) LET NOT YOUR HEART ENVY SINNERS, but continue in the fear of the LORD all the day. (18) SURELY THERE IS A FUTURE, and your hope will not be cut off." ( Proverbs 23:17-18 ESV)

It is important to remember there is more than what might meet our eye in the present! Though some may appear to be getting ahead now, that does not necessarily mean they will be ahead in the future. Let us not allow the present to distract from what is to follow and the godliness associated with it. It is through sticking with the LORD AND HIS WILL that we have a present and a future from which we will not be cut off! (note Romans 8:38-39)

Have a great day LETTING GODLINESS KEEP ITS APPEAL!
Carl

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