Oct 17 - Mark 9:47

And if you eye causes you to stumble,

tear it out; it is better for you

to enter the kingdom of God with one eye

than to have two eyes and to be thrown into hell.

Mark 9:47

I love the simplicity of children. When Pastor Fran's son was little, he heard this verse and asked, "Why aren't there more one-eyed men in church?"

Ouch!

What part of your body causes you to sin?

• The eye that wanders and lusts?
  
• The hand that holds onto things it shouldn't?
  
• The teeth that grind in anger? 
  
• The nose that we use to look down on others?
  
• The ears and lips that listen to and spread gossip?
  
• The heart that wants what it wants? 
  
• The brain that dwells on unforgiveness and worry?

I don't know about you, but I've often felt brainless when I've woken up to some sin. "How could I have been so deceived?" I cry.

When you catch yourself in sin, do you really cut it out?

In Christ's Love,

a guy who wants his knees

to cause him to stumble

(because I'm bowing in prayer)