Black Ice

On Friday, the schools were closed because of the threat of black ice.  It's that thin, but very slick sheet of ice that covers roadways when low temperatures and freezing rain combine.  Black ice is very deceitful.  It can be on a road or bridge, but it is clear and you don't see it.  When you realize you have hit black ice, your car is already skidding. 

With the schools closed, I was very content to stay home in my warm house and make no attempt to travel.  I refused to go anywhere, even though the 7 year old wanted to go 'somewhere' when she saw cars on our road.  I have no desire to risk damaging my car or hurting someone in an accident.  My daughter could not understand my refusal because she saw others driving and she could not see the black ice.

Sin is like black ice.  Just looking from a distance, everything seems fine.  Others are doing it, so it must be okay.  However, attempting to travel through sin will send a person careening against any number of obstacles.  Others may even try to sugarcoat sin like the DOT tries to put gravel and sand on black ice.  No matter how safe it looks, there is still black ice under the gravel, just as there is still sin under the sugarcoated picture.

What can we do?
Hebrews 3:13 but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. 

When dealing with the threat of sin, we can seek counsel in our Bible and with other Christians, just as we would consult the weather and road reports when dealing with the threat of black ice.