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[B]Teen:[/B] Whattsup, Jared?
[B]Jared: [/B] I found this gunpowder in the garage so I thought I'd blow up this old stump.
[B]Teen:[/B] Sure you know what you're doing…seems like a lot of gunpowder?
[B]Jared: [/B] Relax… I've seen it done on TV. Besides what could possibly go wro…
[B]SFX:[/B] explosion
[B]Woodrow Kroll:[/B] How many times have we heard that story? Too often, I'm afraid. Unfortunately, when you play with fire, you get burned.
Samson in the Bible had moments of greatness but he also had times of great moral failure. Judges 16:1 reminds us, "Then Samson went to Gaza and saw a harlot there, and went in to her." This was an area of weakness in Samson's life. And this moral failure led to his ultimate defeat. He was betrayed and turned over to the enemy for torture and eventual death.
What about you? What would qualify as the "fire" that will burn you if you don't stop playing around with it? You may think it can't happen to you, but Samson knows differently. If you play with sin, you get burned.
To avoid the consequence and scarring of sin, open your Bible. Reading God's Word will reveal sin in your life and show you how to deal with it. It's God's answer to defeating temptation in your life. The Bible. Read it for answers. Read it for life.
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