The little leaven that can keep us from Heaven

Uni-verse 164/10,000 For better through verse Galatians 5 v 9

Gal 5:9 A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

A world of wisdom is contained in this little verse. Jesus warned the people to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod. The leaven of the Pharisees was the hypocricy that comes from following the traditions of religion, going through all the external motions but having no inner substance or sincere faith. The leaven of Herod is the deception practised by people to acquire the means of power, whether wealth, fame or position and the deception that is practised to remain in power.
As believers, we sometimes think that a little compromise here and there would not matter. But, scripture says that the first compromise is like a little breach in the wall of a dam. It will lead up to complete rupture and break-up of the dam. A little leaven can deny us Heaven. It will lead us to a tripping point where we would fall and will not be able to recover.
Yes, the righteous man falls seven times but every time he falls he gets up and walks again. We may sin wantonly or unwittingly but on being aware that we have sinned, we confess the sin and He gives us grace to walk again sinless in His sight. But, the leaven of sin is a deceptive belief or habit that we allow to grow in us to such an extent that we are not able to recognize its lethality before it is too late like a frog being heated in a saucepan of cool water. Individuals in different domains in our country and globally, organisations, governments and corporate empires not having the privilege of the "Master checkup" that the Lord gives us day after day hurt themselves as they hurtle towards the tripping point of self destruction. We need to pray to the Master, " Lord, check my thoughts, my inner thoughts or my meditations, my desires, my beliefs, my motives, my fears, my hope , my words and if you find any leaven or deception in any of my spiritual organs, please remove it before it invades my whole being like a cancer."
Prateep V Philip