8月9日
标 题：除去邪恶
经 节：这样，就把那恶从你们中间除掉。（申命记廿二章21节下）
不把试探放在眼里是十分危险的，你得为自己的错误付上昂贵的代价。许多人自以为心灵强健，可以抵御试探，最后屈服于罪的引诱，这是最可悲的事。神要祂的百姓从自己当中除去罪（申命记廿一：21）。除去环境中任何引诱你犯罪的事物，是个好方法。当邪恶充斥你的四周，你会渐渐麻木，趋向毁灭的危险。永远不要自以为可以免受试探，不要小看恶者的狡诈。
神决不宽容邪恶，因为邪恶使祂的爱子付上死亡的代价。罪恶毁灭任何碰它的人，并使他陷入无穷的痛苦。轻看罪显示出漠视神救赎大工的愚昧。诚实检讨自己的生活，会揭露出哪些是你应该除去的试探，譬如一些不良娱乐或不敬虔的关系。当神使你悔悟你们当中的邪恶，马上除去它！
然而，有时候你会无力对抗不敬虔的影响。所以，你一定要在生活中除去试探。保罗极力劝告我们，要禁戒不做任何的恶事（帖撒罗尼迦前书五：22）。当约瑟被怂恿与自己主人的妻子通奸时，他马上逃离现场（创世记卅九：12）！
不要失去你对罪的憎恶。要勤于驱除任何试探，使它远远离开你的家、离开你的人际关系和离开你的意念。只有维系你与神之间爱的关系，才可能驱除任何试探。你要认清一个事实，就是靠着自己的力量，你不可能胜过试探。除非以神的眼光看待罪，你不可能与神亲密同行。黑暗与光明不可能同时存在。逃离黑暗，迈向光明！
Put Away Evil
So you shall put away the evil from among you. (Deuteronomy 22:21b)
It is a dangerous and costly mistake not to take temptation seriously.
The sad testimony of many who have succumbed to sin’s enticements is that they
thought they were strong enough to remain in the midst of temptation and resist
it. God requires that His people remove evil from their midst (Deut. 21:21).
One way to do this is to remove anything in your environment that may tempt you
to sin. When wickedness surrounds you, you are in danger of becoming
anesthetized to its destructive potential. Never assume that you are immune to
temptation. Do not underestimate the craftiness of the evil one.
God does not tolerate evil, for evil cost the death of His Son. Sin
causes untold pain and destruction to everyone it touches. Treating evil
lightly shows foolish disregard for God’s redemptive work. An honest evaluation
of your life will reveal temptations that you should remove, such as some forms
of entertainment or ungodly relationships. When God convicts you of evil in
your midst, remove it immediately!
There are times, however, when you are powerless to remove ungodly influences,
so you must remove yourself from the temptation. Paul urges us to avoid every
kind of evil (1 Thess. 5:22). When Joseph was enticed to commit adultery by his
master’s wife, he fled immediately! (Gen. 39:12).
Do not lose your abhorrence of sin. Be diligent to keep any form of
temptation out of your home, out of your relationships, out of your mind. You
can do this only by maintaining your love relationship with God, recognizing
that you are powerless to resist temptation in your own strength. You will not
be able to walk closely with God unless you see sin as He sees it. Darkness and
light cannot coexist. Run from the darkness to the light!
