My son is serving in the military at Fort Jackson, S.C. Before going to Ft. Jackson, he did his Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill in Lawton, Oklahoma.
One of the primary activities of all military personnel is P.T (Physical Training). They run, do push ups, sit ups, and then run some more. My son wanted a Sports Watch so he could time his runs and so I ordered him a Timex Triathlon Sport from Amazon.com. They shipped it to him at his post (military installation) and he was excited about being able to monitor his progress.
Being young, naive, and careless,he left his new watch on his bunk (bed) while he showered one day and someone stole it. My son saw his watch on the wrist of one of the other soldiers and reported him to the Sargent. The thief was written up on an Article 15 violation and ordered to pay restitution to the Army in the amount of one month's pay...$1000.00. Can you believe that! A $50 watch cost him a thousand bucks!
But then again, what a lesson in the consequences of sin! How many times have you and I paid dearly for a sin that we have committed? We committed a $50 sin that carried a thousand dollar consequence!
I know that you are enjoying my new picture. My computer has some kind of technological ability to affect my facial features and make them look like I came from outer space! Along the same line, sin has the ability to affect our lives in such a way that we don't recognize ourselves and say like Paul, "What I want to do, I do not do, but what I hate to do." (Romans 7)
Stay alert my brothers...the devil is a roaring lion and he is on the prowl! Do not let sin be your master and walk in the power of the Holy Spirit!
