1 Corinthians 10:21 -- On Trinkets from Hell

"Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils."
1 Corinthians 10:21


This is a good reminder that we can't have it both ways. We don't always like to hear that, but it is a good thing to relearn when we forget. We can't embrace sin and still expect God to open the gates of heaven to us. C.S. Lewis put it this way: "If we insist on keeping Hell (or even earth) we shall not see Heaven: if we accept Heaven we shall not be able to retain even the smallest and most intimate souvenirs of Hell."

Today, let's give up our souvenirs, and realize that we have to give up even our small vices--not because God hates us, but because those trinkets are burdens that stand in the way of learning/accepting the blessings that come when we truly commit with all our hearts.  Like Lot's Wife, we have to refuse to look back in order to be able to move on to a new and better life, and eternity.