Today's the day when in 1986 coal mine canaries were finally made redundant. The miners' feathered-friends had served faithfully for generations as detectors of poisonous gases underground. It was announced that more than 200 canaries would be phased out of work in Britain's mines in favour of new electronic carbon monoxide detectors. Needless to say the miners' unions were disappointed at this latest round of redundancies in their industry, but overall it was agreed that the new technology would be cheaper and safer in the long run.
Miners have always needed to watch out for the dangers of harmful gases. And Christians always need to watch out for harmful attitudes. Several times Jesus tells us we should watch out for temptation. Some of the greatest spiritual harm can come to us when we fall in love with money and possessions and Jesus is very direct in his words about this. Listen to this from Luke 12:
Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a person's life does not consist in the abundance of their possessions.
As the New Year approaches, is it time to review your life and make sure there is notr a build up of harmful greed?
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