Three's a Crowd

Three's a Crowd
Genesis 3 - Esther 5 - Judges 16

What type of "crowd" do you associate with?  Do they bear any influence on you?  What do you contribute to the "crowd"?

Consider this "crowd" of three influential women --- three lives --- three legacies.

Eve - The Power Broker...perfectly created...no weight loss program to follow...no financial worries...no aging issues...perfect husband...a perfect life!  Enter the serpent with his wily ways.  Eve...disobedient...covetous...power hungry.  Eve's actions greatly influenced Adam as he too disobeyed his Creator.  The legacy of sin was laid on the shoulders of the world.

Zeresh - The Mastermind...wife of Haman...enjoying life in royal circles...wealth and prestige...basking in her husband's promotion.  Enter sinful desires.  Zeresh...jealous...conniving...hateful.  Zeresh instigated murder for Mordacai but her husband died instead.  The legacy of hate and violence is now written in history.

Delilah - The Deceiver...attractive...soothing confidant...patient...loved by the strongest man.  Enter the sin of greed.  Delilah...deceitful...nagging...demanding.  Samson capitulated to Delilah's constant whining, ultimately killing thousands and himself.  The legacy of deceit and greed never forgotten.

What legacy will you leave with your "crowd"?  Will yours be noted as a godly, righteous legacy, someone who shared Jesus and lived Jesus?  Or will yours be an ungodly, unrighteous legacy, someone who shared the world and lived for self?

"And whatever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father of him."  Colossians 3:17