What is it that makes us evil? Mat. 15:11 says that what comes out of the mouth is what makes us evil. Jesus then goes on to explain that what comes out of the mouth, is what is in the heart. Verse 19 says that "out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornication's, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:". How do these things get in the heart to start with? The things we concentrate on are the things that are in our heart. Spend time watching movies that show adultery, eventually you will forget how bad it is, then you will get to the point that you feel it's ok, then you are doing it. Spend time with people that stay drunk all weekend, then eventually you will be staying drunk all weekend.
The Bible tells us to "abstain from all appearance of evil." There are two reasons for this, one is because it could ruin your Christian testimony, just being around it (guilt by association). But, also because if you are staying away from anything that even appears evil, then you will not slip up and fall into actual sin.
Ps. 37:31 tells us "The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide." Spend time in the Bible, and you will not fall into sin. Joshua 1:8 "This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success." Meditate on the Bible day and night, and the words of God shall be in your heart, and shall proceed out of your mouth, and you shall remain undefiled.
What are we meditating on today? What is proceeding out of our mouth?
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