August 31, 2025

DECISIONS! DECISIONS!

Susanna 13:22-23 (LXX only)

Then Susanna sighed deeply and said, “I am hemmed in on all sides, for if I do this thing, it is death for me; yet if I do not, I will not escape your hands. But it is better for me not to do it and to fall into your hands, than to sin against the Lord.”

Personal Challenge

Sometimes we are placed in what appears to be no win situations. In this passage, Susanna, a beautiful young woman is placed in that kind of dilemma. Two elders that have been lusting after her have told her that she either give herself to them or they will lie to the rest of the community and say that she was caught with a young man. Either way, she was sincerly compromised. She chose the right way, the moral high road, and determined that it would be better to take her chances defending herself against the lies rather than compromise her purity. Read the whole story to see what happens. Today, we are seeing this kind of dilemma playing out all across our country as we deal with corrupt leadership that is forcing people to lie or lose their jobs. We need to be praying for, and supporting, these people. Lord, have mercy! Lord, have mercy! Lord have mercy!