When Satan succeeds in luring us into sin — of any sort — do we recognize our failure and start feeling remorse?
Do we go the next step toward spiritual peace by confessing the sin to God?
Or do we tune out the Holy Spirit’s convicting voice as we listen to Satan’s lie that others do things much worse and, therefore, we shouldn’t feel guilty?
While reading from the One-Year Bible this morning, I saw a verse that stirred my thinking about a trend I’m seeing on Facebook among people who probably would never see themselves as crude.
This troubling trend has even permeated the messages of some Christians I know.
I’m talking about the use of abbreviations that represent profane phrases.
You probably know the types of phrases I’m talking about, particularly those that start with “Laughing…”
It breaks my heart to see such.
Especially among those attending churches.
Some of these abbreviations represent really dirty words.
Anybody claiming any kind of relationship with God should despise such messages and should ask God for wisdom in how to bring Light into the darkened vocabularies of those typing foul phrases.
I’m certainly praying for that kind of wisdom now.
I’m also praying that the Holy Spirit succeed in convicting the hearts of those publishing such abbreviations on social media sites such as Facebook.
Here’s the verse that prompted this Morning Devotion:
“I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.” (Psalm 38:18)
It is my desire that believers who have carelessly fallen into the foul abbreviation trap will be troubled by their choices and do what Psalm 38:18 teaches.
Colossians 3:17 calls believers to speak in ways that honors God.
Let’s look for every opportunity to guide believers toward godliness, even with their keyboards.
And if we have work to do ourselves in this regard, let’s get at it.
It’s the least we can do to show Christ our trust in Him and appreciation for His sacrifice on the cross.
As always, I love you
Martin
