1 in 60 Rule
Most of us are so accustomed to roads and scenic routes that we don’t think much about traveling in straight lines. In air or sea travel though, everything is calculated precisely to the exact degree in order to arrive at a specific destination. It might not seem like much to be off by one degree, but the results can be catastrophic. In one mile, you would be approximately 92 feet off course. That equates to one mile off course for every 60 miles you travel. To put it in more realistic terms, flying from Great Falls, Montana to London, England off course by one degree, the 1 in 60 rule would have you landing somewhere in the middle of the English Channel. Not good!
Okay, so what’s the point? For the most part, Satan, our flesh, and this world attract us to sin by distorting and perverting good things. We overindulge our appetites. We become prideful. We make almost anything into an idol. Rarely, does this happen in a single moment of reckless abandon. Instead, we are lured into making small compromises in what we believe, and that one degree off course produces change so gradual that we literally become desensitized along the way and often justify our destination as being right where we ought to be.
Okay, so what’s the point? For the most part, Satan, our flesh, and this world attract us to sin by distorting and perverting good things. We overindulge our appetites. We become prideful. We make almost anything into an idol. Rarely, does this happen in a single moment of reckless abandon. Instead, we are lured into making small compromises in what we believe, and that one degree off course produces change so gradual that we literally become desensitized along the way and often justify our destination as being right where we ought to be.
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Throughout human history the fingerprints of God were upon them, yet they refused to honor him as God or even be thankful for his kindness. Instead, they entertained corrupt and foolish thoughts about what God was like. This left them with nothing but misguided hearts, steeped in moral darkness.
-Romans 1:21 (TPT)
-Romans 1:21 (TPT)
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Thankfully, this doesn’t have to be our story. Humbly, check your course often and make corrections along the way by believing God’s word, developing a good fellowship, and choosing to have a humble heart.
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