A dad had his two pre-teen boys come to him and ask if they could go to an R-rated movie with their friends. The dad said no, saying he didn’t want them exposed to the nudity and violence that was in the film. The boys protested, “There is only a little bit of that. Everyone is talking about what a great movie it is. Please, please can we go?” The dad remained firm in his decision. The boys pouted and went to their rooms, slamming the doors behind them.

The next day the dad made a batch of brownies. The wonderful aroma filled the house. He dusted the top of them with powdered sugar. He sliced them and put them on a serving platter. They looked gooey and delicious. Then he called the boys to the kitchen.

There were about to dive into the brownies when the dad stopped them. He said, “This is a very special batch of brownies. I need to tell you about them before you eat them. They look and smell wonderful. But I added an extra ingredient. After I had all the normal items in the mixing bowl, I added a small scoop of dog poop to the batch. It was only a little bit. You probably won’t notice or taste it. But I assure you it is in there. So, how many brownies do you want?”

The boys both had a look of horror and disbelief on their faces. They said they would pass on the brownies.

The dad when on to explain that allowing a little bit of filth into our minds is no different that a little bit of dog poop in our brownies.

Is a little bit of sin in your life acceptable? Leaven is often used in Scripture to describe what sin does in a person’s life. It keeps us from being the Unleavened Bread God would have us be.

1 Corinthians 5:6–8 (ESV) Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. Let us therefore celebrate the festival, not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

When Jesus died, it was to pay for all sin, to save you from your sin, to give you forgiveness and life everlasting. Those who know and believe this are grateful to God for what He has done. So why would you want to let ANY sin back into your lives?

Dear Lord, remind me of the tremendous gift I have because of your life and death and resurrection. When I am confronted with sin, remind me to not let it get a hold of me. Give me the strength to resist temptation and strive to live as your “unleavened bread.” Amen.