A bond between Christ and His church is beautifully expressed in an Old Testament book ... the Song of Solomon. One verse in particular stands out as a warning. It speaks of that which seeks to destroy that relationship.
Catch the foxes for us, The little foxes that are ruining the vineyards, While our vineyards are in blossom. Song of Solomon 2:15
The Word of God equates 'little foxes' with what we think of as ... 'little sins'. In an unrelenting attempt to trip us up, the enemy has strewn countless (seemingly impotent) temptations in our path. We can easily stumble and fall because of what appears to be an 'inconsequential' lapse of judgment on our part.
Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. 1 Corinthians 10:12
If Satan can disrupt a person's fellowship with Jesus, the 'walk of faith' loses its Navigator. We are to guard against even the 'smallest' of sins ...
A man was walking down a hill in the woods when he stepped on a little twig. The twig rolled and he fell. As he got up and went on his way, he thought to himself "If that had been a big log, I would have seen it and climbed over. There would have been far less likelihood of my falling, for I would have been aware of the danger." The very fact that the twig was so small was what made it so dangerous. (author unknown)
Jesus admonished us to ... Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. (Matthew 26:41)
Beware of 'little foxes' ... temptations that appear so trivial they tend to go unnoticed.
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