Shunning Evil

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless, upright, fearing God and turning away from evil.

Job 1:1 (NASB95)

Job was a man of character.  One of the character traits that made him useful to God was that he shunned evil.  The NASB uses the word turning away from evil.  That is a great descriptive phrase.  We, like Job, as Christ followers, must turn away from evil.  It is easy to make for ourselves exceptions and excuses.  But what honors the Lord is when we turn away from the evil opportunities before us.

Evil is all around us and temptations lie in wait.  We must plan ahead and decide what we will do when temptation comes knocking.

Will we turn away or give in to evil?  The choice will be yours today.