fear of sin
Galatians 5:13
Brothers and sisters, you were called to freedom. But do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another by love.
Bible reading for a year: Psalm 88; Luke 9; Jeremiah 23-24
Bull riding or riding a bull is one of the seven main game in the rodeo events professional. Bull riding is a branch of the most famous and dangerous in the game of rodeo.
The aim of the game bull riding is the last riding on a wild bull for 8 seconds with one hand to achieve victory. The cowboy riding the bull is only allowed to use one hand to hold the rope that circles the bull. Failed to survive for 8 seconds or use a free hand to hold the bull and members of the body own resulted in disqualification.
Nevertheless, the effort 8 seconds riding a bull weighing 2000 pounds this is a business that is very dangerous. Not a little cowboy who fell and hurt because of the headlong bull. A word that is often quoted about bull riding is, "It is not if you get hurt, it is when!"
In man there is a sin nature that is difficult to control like a wild bull. Play around with sin is something that is dangerous. Not a matter of whether we will be hurt because of play-play the "driving" of sin, but a matter of when it's time!
Often it only takes less than 8 seconds for the devil to keep us on the ground and tertanduk to perish. Let's stop playing with sin! Let the hand of Jesus that is perforated to take over the rope that circles the bull. Only the grace that makes us survive to come out as a winner