RUN FROM THE DARKNESS TO THE LIGHT

Our friend to pay proper respect to those who work among you who guide and instruct you in the Christian life. Treat them with the greatest respect and love because of the work they do. Be at peace among yourselves. It is dangerous and costly mistake not to take temptation seriously. The sad testimony of many who have succumbed to sin's enticement is the key thought they were strong enough to remain in the midst of temptation and resist it. God requires that His people remove anything in your environment that may tempt you to sin. When wickedness sorrounds you, you are in danger of becoming anesthetized to its destructive potential. Never assume that you are immune to temptation. Do not underestimate the craftiness of the evil one. God does not not tolerate evil, for evil cost the death of His Son. Sin causes the untold pain and destruction to eveyone it touches. Treating evil lightly shows foolish disregard for God's redemptive work. An honest evaluation of your life reveal temptations that you should remove. Such as some form of entertainment or ungodly relationship. When God convicts you of evil in your midst, remove it immediately! There are times however, when you are are powerless to remove ungodly influences, so you must remove yourself from temptation. Paul urges us to avoid every kind of evil (1 Thess. 5:22).when Joseph was enticed to commit adultery by his master's wife, he fled immediately! (Gen. 39:12).Do not lose your abhorrence of sin. Be diligent to keep any form of temptation out of your home, out of your relationships, out of your mind. You can do this only by maintaining you love relationship with God, recognizing that you are powerless to resist temptation in your own strength. You will not be able to walk closely with God unless you are see sin as He see it. Darkness and light cannot coexist. Run from the darkness to the light.