# 560 - Today's Du-votional comes from: Mr 9:45,46 "And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame, rather than having two feet, to be cast into hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched-- "where 'Their worm does not die, And the fire is not quenched.”
Remember, Jesus is not advocating the maiming of our God-given bodies. He is using this extreme example to warn us of the eternal horrors of hell! He starts with the hand and now moves to the foot as it relates to the acts of habitual sin, that can lead to the damning hardened heart of unbelief.
Whereas the hand is symbolic of the actual commission of sin by our actions, or the sins of omission by the inaction, the foot is all about putting us in position to sin. We are to seek to avoid putting ourselves in the position of temptation.
The Bible tells us to “flee fornication (1Co 6:18) and to “flee idolatry” (1Co 10:14) and to “flee youthful lusts,” ( 2Ti 2:22) What did Joseph do when Potiphar's wife tempted him to fornicate? He fled! (Gen 39:12)
We can also use our feet to commit sins of omission as the priest and the Levite did when they walked on the other side of the road failing to offer aid to the mugging victim on the road to Jericho. Be careful where you walk my friend, lest you bring your hands to the place where sin can be committed.
Holy Spirit, When I am tempted to put myself into bad situations, where sin can ensnare me, or when I am tempted to walk away from doing what is right, remind me in a supernatural way to follow You. Let me flee from the bad and flee to the good.
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