Don't Miss The Obvious

Proverbs 1:10-16
       
          My son, if sinners entice you, do not give in to them. If they say,
          "Come along with us; let's lie in wait for someone's blood, let's
          waylay some harmless soul; let's swallow them alive, like the grave,
          and whole, like those who go down to the pit; we will get all sorts of
          valuable things and fill our houses with plunder; throw in your lot
          with us, and we will share a common purse"- my son, do not go along
          with them, do not set foot on their paths; for their feet rush into
          sin, they are swift to shed blood.

I heard a great quote from a movie that I have not seen. One of the characters said The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. And like that, poof. He's gone. It is often difficult to believe that blatant evil exists in the world. But when you look at corporate scandals, ponzi schemes, lotteries, and scam artists, the evidence is overwhelming. When reading this proverb we think "C'mon, sin isn't that obvious". Sin is usually obvious, we must resist external and internal pressures to go along with the crowd.