1 James 3-15

I was struck by my preacher's message today (Jim Gallagher) about how we are lured away from blessings of abundant life just as fish are lured away from their life by actual lures.  He said that the fisherman doesn't have the fish's best interest at heart but has an idea of batter and oil.  How like it is for us as being tempted by desires already in us (1:14).  We have the idea that sin is bad only because God said so instead of it being bad because sin is bad. That is-bad for us. We covet and are drawn away but the enticing lures rarely, if ever, last.  We demonstrating character can be used by God for his glory and our well-being.