A Snake is a Snake

A few days ago a snake handling Pentecostal preacher, whose worship services includes handling poisonous snakes, was bitten by a rattlesnake and died. This was not the first time the pastor had been bitten, but it was the last. In an interview an immediate family member displayed genuine surprised at the snake’s quick action. The group had the snake for four months and this was the only time they’d had a problem with it. It does seem a little dumbfounding until you consider how often we believers do the same thing with sin. We keep it caged, but then bring it out to show the world evidence of great faith and that’s when it turns around and bites us.