Joshua 24: 15 And if it seems evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
Deuteronomy 30:19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore, choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live….. [1] If you were to hear voices inside of your head, telling you to do something that is wrong, can those voices then force you into doing the evil act, against your will, so that you have no choice but to do it? We are taking a close look at the very concept.
Proverbs 1:10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not….. There is a growing tendency in our day to remove responsibility from the individual, and place blame on circumstances, the weather, drugs, voices, and everything and anyone but the person in question. Furthermore, even though we hate to say it, the old devil gets blamed wrongfully on too many occasions for things that persons are fully responsible for.
There are instances where the excuse: “the devil made me do it” is applied to abuse of one’s credit cards, driving under the influence of alcohol, and to other failures in the human experience, too many to mention. And the poor devil cannot defend himself since he is hidden from view, and therefore, he becomes a sort of scape goat for anything that may otherwise shift the burden of responsibility to our shoulders. He is a last resort of blame, with no one to vouch for him.
Proverbs 1:11 If they say, Come, with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause. 15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!