A relative of mine went on a trip with a friend recently. They didn't get very much sleep on their fun-filled weekend and then had to drive home. My acquaintance, who was not the driver, told me he looked up to see the car veering off the road and then the driver began slapping himself in order to "wake-up". (We all know the feeling.) Thankfully, they made it home safe and it's now a funny mental picture.
As I contemplated the story today, I thought it a great picture of what we must do to keep from sinning. Then the verse, "I beat my body and make it my slave..." came to mind. (1 Corinthians 9:27, NIV) The driver of the car wanted to stay alive. We, too, must be that serious about avoiding sin.
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