July 30, 2012
1 Corinthians 5:8- “Therefore let us keep the Festival, not
with the old yeast, the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with bread without
yeast, the bread of sincerity and truth.”
Interpretation: In v. 6 Paul tells us that “A little yeast
works through the whole batch of dough.” In this verse, he goes on to tell us
what the yeast represents. “Malice and wickedness.” I looked up the definition
of malice and it said, “The intention,
or desire to do evil.” “Wickedness”
actually means the evil itself. If we keep this yeast of a little malice or a
little wickedness in our lives, what can we expect now knowing that the yeast
spreads through the whole batch of dough? The bread without yeast, or without
malice or wickedness, is bread of sincerity and truth. I feel like that is
where we all want to be; In a place of sincerity and truth. I know I do. But
sometimes we can let even the seemingly tiniest of evil desires into our lives.
It’s different for everyone; some people will be enticed by anger, some by
jealousy, some by conceit. And we buy into these things and accept these things
because we believe that they are going to get us somewhere positive, somewhere
where we can feel justified, somewhere where we can have happiness and peace;
we think that these things will lead us to sincerity and truth. In reality,
according to this scripture, it is only the removal of those things that is
going to get us to where we want to be! For malice and wickedness spread
through our lives like yeast through dough, not leaving a part untainted.
Application: Continue to go through Galatians to let more of
God’s word transform my life.
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