Hammering a Shell
Hammering a Shell
At Fremicourt, near Baupaume, France, two farm workers found a World War I artillery shell in a field. One of them began hammering on it with the hope of salvaging the copper. Suddenly it exploded, killing one man and injuring the other. How terrible to think of a man hammering away on something that will destroy him.
Yet how many people in daily life keep clinging to that which will destroy them for eternity, thinking that they can gain a little pleasure, a little selfsatisfaction. "Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin; and sin when it is fullgrown brings forth death" (JAMES 1:15, RSV).
But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desires. (James 1:14)
1. What shells are you still hammering on despite all reason to stop?
2. What steps should you be taking to put down the hammer and get away from the shells?
3. Why won’t you do it?
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