Have you ever considered the minuscule amount of time the emotion of exhilaration lasts? If not, think about it now. I think of it a lot in regard to sin of all kinds: short fulfillment and long consequences. (You can make your own list here.) Watching a documentary recently brought the thought to mind again. A creative and gifted singer/songwriter who never completely made it nationwide because of his propensity to drugs. It saddened and depressed me to think of all the gifted and talented who crashed and or burned because the drug became the dominant drive in their lives.
In this particular documentary, one young woman who had been married to this guy and bore his child, said this, "He gave up everything for a high." Think about that!! And the list goes on and on. "The pleasures of sin for a season!" So says the Bible, KJV, in regard to Moses choice. The NIV says, "He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin." Or going along with this post, I could say, "He gave up the high for everything."
How sad for this young lady as she recalled a past that still brought tears of regret to her eyes. And how sad for this man who now is dependent on family because he is mentally incapable of caring for himself. But sadder still is the one who dies for eternity because they would rather enjoy the pleasures of sin for this earthly season.
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