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32…TANGLED

Good morning! Have you walked into a spider web lately? I have and it wasn’t even attached to anything! It was just floating around in the air. How does that happen????? Those webs are some tough stuff. Case in point. Friends of mine just went to Chicago to pick up a piece of farm equipment. Apparently this piece of equipment needed to be washed off because there was a huge spider web on it. That spider web made it from Chicago to home, almost 500 miles, and it was still in one piece. Unbelievable but true!

Something else that is unbelievable but true is how sin in our life can tangle us up as though we were in one of those strong spider webs. The more we try to free ourselves, the more we get tangled up in it. And there lies the problem. “We” can’t rid ourselves of that sin without Jesus. Romans 3:23 says, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” There is good news though. With Jesus we can conquer that sin our life. Romans 8:37 tells us that we are more than conquerors through Christ Jesus. Overcoming a sinful life is a war but within that war are daily battles. Every time you say “no” to temptation, you’ve won that battle which means you are a step closer to winning the war.

Satan is like that spider web that was just floating in the air and that got all over me. He’s roaming around looking for a soul to wrap up in sin. Does sin in your life have you entangled in a web of destruction? Confess that sin to the Lord who knows all about temptations. Jesus came to free us from the penalty of sin. With His help, we can win those daily battles...one temptation at a time. So here’s to living in the freedom that only Jesus can offer.

Oh Lord, help us live in the freedom that You offer. Please help us get untangled from the sin in our life. Help us remember that You have already won the war. Thank you for being our All in All. Amen.