![]() ![]() So in my life, although I experience an intense joy and enjoyment of God there are still hooks and baits in my life that would draw me away from Him. It looks appealing in the moment, but it will pull me and it will pull you further away from God. Excited enticement at the beginning but only hurts and disappointments at the end. ![]() But underneath the juicy bait is a hook, pulling the fish away from its retreat, leading to incredible pain.This is the experience of temptation leading to sin. But all of a sudden bait appears and it looks enticing. It’s the idea of a fish in its retreat swimming about freely, enjoying its life. The first is all about the metaphor of fishing that comes out of the phrase ‘dragged away and enticed’. James 1:13-15 Dragged Away and Enticed by Sin ![]() Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. ![]()
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