LSD
Here in northeast Tennessee
there is a tourist attraction named Bristol Caverns. I don't
know how long ago they were found and opened for public
tours, but I went there several times during my elementary
school days on field trips. It has the normal stalactites
and stalagmites in the different shapes and such that you
find in caverns. At one point in the tour the guide asks
everyone to look up to see the light coming in from the
outside. The guide says that Indians, or should I say native
Americans, lived in the cave. When they would go out they
would hide the mouth of the cave but if they needed it, they
had this hole they could escape through. They might have a
wild animal after them or another person so they would not
have time to uncover the mouth of the cave so they would
slip around the mountainside to the hole where they could
escape.
As Christians we have enemies to watch out for. These
include the devil and his demons and in some part of the
world other individuals. More commonly we have to watch out
for other things such as LSD. NO, I'm not talking about a
drug:
James 1:14-15 (NASB95) "But each one is tempted when he
is carried away and enticed by his own lust. Then when lust
has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is
accomplished, it brings forth death." [1]
So you see the LSD I am writing about is Lust, Sin and
Death. If we know we are tempted in certain things the best
thing for us to do is not go near those things. Sometimes
this is not possible but we are given this promise:
1 Corinthians 10:13 (ESV) "No temptation has overtaken
you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will
not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the
temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you
may be able to endure it." [2]
So if you are tempted, don't give in. Call on Jesus and rely
on the power of the Holy Spirit to help you escape. Then you
can rejoice and give all the praise to Jesus Christ:
Proverbs 29:6 (NLT) "Evil people are trapped by sin, but
the righteous escape, shouting for joy." [3]
By Dean W. Masters
Unedited redistribution approved.