1 Kings 16:13
"For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities."
Vanity. Is that not the essence of sin? Nothingness, vapor, smoke in the wind. A waste of time, a waste of life itself.
Sin offers so much - satisfaction, contentment, pleasure. But it delivers none of what it promises. The pleasure may endure for a season but then it is gone in a moment leaving us with nothing but the ruin, destruction and death that will always come from sin.
God desires so much more for us. A life full of purpose and meaning, a contentment and satisfaction that nothing else can offer. He created us, He created life, don't you think He would know best how it should be spent?
What vanity is tempting me today? How can I purposely choose God?
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