Thursday, July 31, 2014 The Thrill of Temptation Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men [and women] of courage; be strong. ( 1 Corinthians 16:13 (NIV) ) Kent Edwards wrote how the tuna fish were running for the first time in forty-seven years only thirty miles off Cape Cod. ( Kent Edwards. Cited in Encounter magazine (ACTS Australia), January 2007. ) They were apparently biting furiously so many would-be tuna fishermen in their excitement to catch a large tuna ignored Coast Guard warnings. What they didnt realize was that the problem didnt lie in hooking a tuna but landing it in the boat. One boat, the Christi Anne, capsized while battling with a large tuna. The same day another boat, Basic Instinct, met with the same fate. And Official Business was swamped when trying to land its catch. The tuna pulled the boat below the surface of the water. What these fishermen didnt realize was the power of large tuna fish. Thats pretty much like what temptation does to us. At first it can seem very exciting and enticing but once we take the bait, were the ones that get hooked and it can quickly overpower us and pull us under.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 12:45:34 +0000
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