Read 2 Peter 2:17-22
We are still describing the wicked. They are compared to wells without water. The purpose of wells is to hold water to refresh the thirsty and cleanse the dirty. Wicked people have nothing to offer; they are totally void of supply. They are like clouds carrying storms in them, not refreshing rain. They are under the watchful care of darkness and gloom. Everything that comes out of their mouths is about them and the next sinful act they have planned. They are like a negative particle that affects everyone it comes in contact with. They go after those who have escaped the traps of sin and found freedom in Christ. They lure them back with promises of freedom - freedom they have never experienced themselves. For they are prisoners of their own sins. If they do succeed in luring a person back into sin then the state of that person will be worse than it was before, because now they have chosen to sin knowing what if means to be actually free in Christ. I have observed that the worse sinners are usually back-slidden Christians. They are the most miserable because they have had to harden their hearts to rid themselves of the guilt they are fighting. They are fulfilling the proverb that says “the dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.” In other words, a dog or a pig cannot change who they are by merely washing the outside; they can only be changed by a renewing of the mind through Jesus. Many people will claim to know God when they haven’t been born again. Being born again means you become a new creature. You are no longer a dog trying to change its ways or a pig trying to stay clean.
Lord, you can change us and you alone. Establish us in you and renew our minds through your Word and by your Holy Spirit.
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