Bait and Switch

(Pro 19:27 KJV)  Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

Think of all the ways in which we ignore this advice.  Sometimes it is blatant.  We go to a movie that we know focuses on prurient interests.  We attend a meeting designed to promote ungodly behavior.  Sometimes it is more subtle.  We might read books that start off on a high level and then degenerate.  I remember a series I started by a popular author.  The first couple of books were aboveboard and I was looking forward to the rest of the series.  Then things started getting polluted.  Questionable lifestyles began to enter the lineup.  Degenerate characters were portrayed in a positive light.  It saddened me but I stopped reading.  I knew where it was going.

A big reason for ignoring this is pride.  We tend to think that we are impervious.  We think we can take a bath in polluted water and come out clean.  Too bad it doesn’t usually work out that way.

So?  Be wise.  Avoid the contamination of evil.  Be willing to walk out.  While you are at it, ask for a refund.  Hit them where it hurts and be a good steward at the same time.