The Complainer, the Player and the Idolater
These three, although not identified by name in the Bible, are spoken of for our benefit. You might ask, “For our benefit? How is it that we benefit from someone that wines and cries about everything; someone that is promiscuous, sexually unrestrained; and, someone that holds his football-viewing, recreation and softball-playing above God?”
I’ve heard this said: Your life may be nothing more than an example for others to learn what not to do? A big walking Warning or Caution Sign!
Losers and Winners, we can all benefit from them. It is said that hindsight is 20/20 but better is using others hindsight as our foresight! I’d rather benefit from other’s errors and avoid the wrong thing than learn the “hard way” and experience unnecessary pain and anguish. How about you?
In chapter 10 of 1Corinthians, the Apostle Paul tells the Corinthians that many Old Testament Israelites were examples of what not to do, “Now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted.” – 1Cor. 10:6 (speaking of the Israelites that were delivered out of Egypt with Moses)
Today, I encourage you to move forward thoughtfully, taking into account the “losers” that are written about in the Bible and use their examples as what not to do. This encouragement is given because we can so easily dip into any one of these roles, none of us are exempt.
“Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition [warning, caution]… Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.” – 1Corinthians 10:11, 12
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