***Update: Added the full Green Eggs and Sin poem at the end of this post.***
So I mentioned I liked Sunday’s sermon so much I would dedicate two posts to it. Click here for part 1 (and an awesome video!). You can also listen to the whole thing here.
That was the meat of the sermon. But the outline was taken from Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham. In that story, Sam I Am pesters an unnamed man to try green eggs and ham.
Would you eat them in a house? Would you eat them with a mouse?
The man resists and resists.
I will not eat them on a boat! I will not eat them with a goat!
After running though nearly every scenario imaginable (I mean, who eats with a mouse or a goat?), the man (SPOILER WARNING!!!) gives in and tries this unique delicacy.
And. It. Is. Delicious!
Satan is the same way. He pesters and pesters, pokes and prods.
(In fact Satan was pestering Ivan during the sermon. His phone went off. The wireless mic wasn’t working. And the video I shared Monday didn’t play.)
Will you sin in your house? Will you sin with your mouse (click)?
And sometimes we get so tired of resisting we give in. And sin tastes delicious! Just ask Eve.
But remember what I referenced Monday: if you “resist the devil, he will flee from you.” (James 4:7) Think about how adamant the man was against trying the green eggs and ham. That is how we must oppose Satan’s schemes.
I will not sin here nor there! I will not sin ANYWHERE!
Here’s the full version. All credit goes to my friend, Ivan Strean. I’m not that creative!