On the Wrong Side, Part 2

“But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!”  Matthew 18:6-7   
                               
Our greatest problem associated with temptation is not always in the area of resisting or combating its pressure; there are times when we are in danger of actually tempting someone else to sin against God. This is a whole different sphere of the temptation issue but one with which every believer needs to reckon. Am I ever guilty of being a tool of the tempter? Or am I ever tempted or drawn to tempt another person to commit a sin?

Our words and our actions sometimes carry far more weight than we realize; and it should be remembered that our example is a powerful tool for good or evil. When our actions do not match up to our words, remember this statement which could be made by those watching you: “I can’t hear you when you act that way.”

Make the prayer of your life to be that others may truly see Christ in you. Be always concerned that you never become guilty of leading others into temptation. Let the example of your life draw others into the joy of knowing Christ.

God chooses that men should be tried, but let a man beware of tempting his neighbor.