The Boiling Frog

"Strangers devour his strength, and he knows it not; gray hairs are here and there on him, and he knows it not." (Hosea 7:9) You know the myth of the Boiling Frog . If you drop a frog into boiling water, it jumps out immediately.

It senses the danger. But if you put a frog in cold water and slowly turn up the heat... The frog relaxes. It adjusts its body temperature. It feels warm. It feels sleepy. And by the time the water boils, the frog is too weak to jump.

It cooks to death without ever fighting. The devil rarely attacks you with "Boiling Water" (Huge, obvious sins). He attacks with Lukewarm Water . He doesn't ask you to cheat on your spouse today. He just asks you to text an old flame.

He doesn't ask you to steal a million dollars. He just asks you to fudge the tax report a little. He relies on The Drift . Hosea says: "Gray hairs are here and there, and he knows it not." You are getting old (spiritually dying), and you don't even notice.

Sin is a slow cooker.

This is the Deceitfulness of Sin . Sin hardens the conscience gradually. The first time you lie, your heart pounds. The tenth time, you feel a twinge. The hundredth time, you feel nothing. You are cooked.

David didn't wake up one day and decide to murder Uriah. It started with a look, then a thought, then a question. It was a slow boil. Reflect on this: What is the "temperature" of your water right now?

Are you tolerating things today that you would have rejected a year ago? (The music you listen to, the jokes you tell). If you are comfortable with sin, jump out. The water is hotter than you think. 👣 Take a Step Action: The Thermometer Check.

Ask a brutal question to a friend: "Have you seen me drifting lately?" Give them permission to tell you if you are cooking. Wake up before it boils.