The Conquest

Weed Killer, Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Reading:Proverbs 24:30-32, “I went past the field of the sluggard, past the vineyard of the man who lacks judgment; thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins. I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:”

Weeds are simply amazing or, more appropriately termed, irritating. They grow almost anywhere at an alarming rate. Take dandelions for instance. When you are attempting to keep a nice, green, healthy lawn, dandelions seem to be inevitable. One thing that I have found, it is imperative to kill the dandelions before it matures, or you are simply spreading the seeds for the weed to multiply. No matter how much you spray weed killer on them, it will continue to multiply if you wait until its matured. Sin is the exact same way. We must kill it in our lives when it’s small, before it has a chance to mature and spread it’s seeds. If not, it will spread and multiply and it will be much more difficult to get rid of. Another key matter in dealing with weeds, you MUST get the roots pulled out. It may be easy to pull the plant off for appearances but, unless you pull the roots with it, it is still there and WILL come back. Although we may not be “sluggards” in our physical life and work, we can tend to become lazy in our spiritual life in maintaining our “property”.

What weeds of sin are starting to grow in your life?

What weeds of sin may have matured and are endangering you of spreading more seeds of sin?

What are the roots to these weeds in your life?

How do you intend to kill those weeds today and pull them out by there roots?

REVIEW

Did you kill the weeds of sin in your life today by the root?

How did you do that and what impact did it make?