Friday; November 25

I am not really sure when “Black Friday” became an unofficial holiday, but it has become such a major sales event that it is no longer confined to one day … we have had the ultimate sales events for several weeks now. I am not going to complain about Black Friday deals because I have taken advantage of a few of them – not just as I begin my holiday shopping, but I have pocketed a few deals for myself. I don’t know that I have saved all that much money, but I have been convinced to do a little extra shopping just because someone told me I was getting a deal.

Have you noticed how renaming something can change our perspective on it? It works in retail, but it works in morality as well. We have taken the “sin” out of our vocabulary and replaced it with concepts like “challenges” or “personal choice” and “struggles”. Sure, sin sounds so old-fashioned and judgmental, but unfortunately when we make it sound “soft”, we have a tendency to take it less seriously. By removing the label, we sell ourselves on the fact that it might not be as bad as we thought it was. Folks, we need to keep in mind that no matter what we call it, sin is sin.

I hope you find some great Black Friday deals, but let’s make sure we don’t allow satan to sell us a bill of goods when it comes to unrighteousness. When we buy what satan is selling us it will cost us more than money, we pay with our souls.

Think About It!

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