first assembly

You know, it so often happens that we end up in a place that we don't want to be in. (a feeling, a wound, a hurt, an attitude, an addiction, a relationship, a life) I know; it's happened to me!

How is it that we do that? We don't generally, knowingly walk into wrong emotions, a wounded heart, sour attitudes, addictions, etc. But we do end up in those places. It happens in baby steps. So often we tend to minimize the little "things", the things that ultimately lead us into the wrong places by giving no credence to the truth that sin taints. Even a little sin.

In Luke 12:1-3
Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, saying: "Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2 There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. 3 What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs.

There's a couple things in this passage of interest...

1. Jesus used the picture of yeast...an ingredient that gets folded into the recipe of life...if you will.
2. Jesus talks of religious hypocrisy. Jesus is tough on those that "think they have it all together" but really don't. He's all about extending grace to those who know and say they need it!
3. What's hidden will come out, you can't hide it. Little stuff tends to become big stuff

In Galatians Paul tells us that a little yeast works through the whole batch of dough. We don't end up in those places that we don't want to be in overnight. Nope...it happens moment by moment, it's because we allowed a little thing, a little sin to reside and not do what we should do...get rid of it! It will work through the whole of you and that's how you end up in those places you never wanted to be in!

So whether it's a little thought, hurt, hypocrisy, attitude, a bad habit, whatever...don't play it down like it's no big deal. It may not be now, but if you let it stay...it will turn into something you don't want!