The Greek word for “offense” in Luke 17 is skandalon — the trigger stick on an animal trap. The piece the bait sits on.

Satan doesn’t have to force you into anything. He just sets the bait — a slight, an insult, a betrayal, an unmet expectation — and waits.

The moment you pick up the offense... the trap snaps shut behind you. Bitterness. Isolation. A wall between you and the people you love. Between you and God.
Here’s the good news: there’s still a way out. Lay the offense down, and you walk out free.

Who do you need to release today? ??

(Based on @johnbevere John Bevere’s The Bait of Satan — if this hit you, it’s worth reading in full.)

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