Is The Grass Really Greener Over There?

Rom 14:7 "For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself."

Our Church sits on approximately 5 acres of land with some pasture land adjacent to the back. One day last year, as I drove into the parking lot, I noticed a cow out grazing on our property. My first thought was "no big deal, it needs mowing anyway". Then I began to think about the situation. There was a prickly barbed wire fence that was supposed to keep the cows in. There was plenty of good green grass where they were. But, for some reason, this particular cow had the idea that the grass was greener over on our place. So, she endured the pain and tore down the fence. How much it hurt, I obviously have no idea. But, for a little while she was there enjoying the fruits of her labor. Days passed and I noticed there were more cows out and they were getting ever so close to the highway. Danger was lurking, but they had no idea. There heads were down and they were engrossed in the good green grass. Isn't that like some of us today. We realize that what we are doing is wrong but rationalize that it doesn't hurt anyone but me. But, because we did it, someone else who was watching, tries it as well. We may go on enjoying it without any harm to us whatsoever, but the other person gets ever so close to the oncoming traffic until, bang, they are hit and it is too late to warn them. Now, if that happened to one of the cows, I doubt very seriously if the first one to get out would be effected at all. No mourning, or weeping because she was the one that influenced the other and caused her death. But, what about you. How would you feel if someone followed you into sin and died? Is the grass green enough over there to take that kink of chance? By the way, it is bad for you to get out too!