A TALE OF TWO CONVICTS (The Poke-in-the-Eye Devotional, 1/4/24)
I USED TO VISIT TWO MEN IN THE COUNTY JAIL EACH WEEK.
The first man I visited had stopped going to church and said that was the reason why he was behind bars. I assumed he stopped reading his Bible, too.
“How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?” (Proverbs 1:22)
The other man I visited, got out of jail and took with him some Bible material. “Have you learned your lesson?” I asked. He said yes.
He professed faith in Christ, came to church, then suddenly stopped and went missing. A year later he was found dead.