"Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us."
Ephesians 3:20

"Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." 2 Cor. 3:17 A Silent Threat A silent threat lurked in our back yard. It made no noise and did not announce itself. It did not seek the light and stayed near cover most of the time. It had a lot of patience waiting for its victim. The longer it waited the more prevalent it got. The longer we didn't see it, the more entrenched it became. Even after we found it we could never get rid of it completely. Poison ivy was growing among the vines and making its way up some of the trees. Oil excreted from all parts of the plant produces intense skin irritation. Blisters and severe itching result. Poison ivy is prolific in shady places and is hard to eradicate. The vine grows along the ground and sends shoots up from the roots. Birds eat the fruit and their droppings also help spread the plant. The plant's rash may be deceptive. Some people are not allergic to the oil that the plant produces. I am like that. I used to get it when I was a kid but now I never get it. But the literature I have been reading says some people can be immune from the poisonous oil coming from the plant for a while and later the immunity will disappear. The plant can be identified by the three leaves. Its fruit has white light green berries that grow in a bunch at the base of the leaves. The plant usually grows along the ground but it will crawl up and may take the form of a shrub. Poison ivy is like sin. Just a touch of any part of the plant can produce an irritation to your skin. Sin will infect you with a touch also. Just as the best solution is to stay away from poison ivy so it is best to leave sin alone completely. The spread of sin is like poison ivy also. It spreads everywhere and will get into other parts of your garden or yard. Sin is like poison ivy. Some people seem to get by without any cost to their sin. But God is not mocked for whatever a man sows that he will also reap. Sin will catch up with them later in life. Flee sin and resist the devil and draw near to God. - - -Scott McCrae Home | Back to Top

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