Memorise; But every man is
tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. James 1:14
Read: James 1:12-16 (KJV)
1:12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he
is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to
them that love him.
1:13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God:
for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
1:14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his
own lust, and enticed.
1:15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and
sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
1:16 Do not err, my beloved brethren.
Bible in one year: Judges 9,
Jeremiah 50:31-43, Hymn: Sing hymn 6
MESSAGE:
Many
people have been taken captive in different ways. Some have become captives of
war, while some others have fallen prey to traps set by the enemy. May God
deliver us from satanic booby traps! However, you really need to exercise
caution if you do not want to fall prey to the devil. Watch those things you
take pleasure in because sooner rather than later, they can become the very
things the tempter will use in enticing you! Open Heavens 19 June 2017: Monday
daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye- Lust pulls its victim. Today’s memory verse tells us that temptations
start with us: they emanate from what we secretly or openly long for. Some
people nurse some unvoiced thoughts and ideas and do not really care whether
those thoughts agree with the standard of Philippians 4:8. This standard states:
“…Whatsoever things are true,
whatsoever thing are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are
pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if
there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”
For
nonchalant Christians, the devil soon sets them up to reveal exactly what is in
their heart, and thereafter they are confronted with temptations. An example
here is Esau, who loved good food. He loved eating so much that the devil
decided to use food to secure the loss of his destiny, and he fell for it. If
you secretly admire the opposite sex, the devil will find out about it someday,
and before long, you will be battling with sexual lust or some other form of
immorality.
Men
are drawn by their own lustful thoughts. Lust pulls the one lusting into
further sin. Do everything possible to avoid lust because before you know it,
it will bring you into the pit of sin. If you lust after money, before long,
you will find yourself in a situation where you will be tempted to sell out on
your salvation or betray someone who is close to you in exchange for money,
like Judas Iscariot and Joseph’s brothers did. What do you secretly lust after?
Open heavens 2017. If you ignore it, you will later regret it by the time the
tempter is through with you. This is the time to prayerfully check and cut off
any seemingly harmless pull from lust. Where there is a pull, it continues
until there is a build-up. When the build-up has become formidable, it will
become too difficult to resist its compelling force to sin. Therefore, do
everything possible to love only those things that are good, and feed your mind
on the word of God. Also, avoid the tendency for a build up by resisting the
subtle lure of lust. Prayerfully keep your thoughts in check and closely
monitor what you allow into your heart.
Action Point:
To prevent sexual sins,
covetousness, murders and the likes, stop it at the thought stage. Don’t allow
it move from thought to lust.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional guide
was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed
Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical Church in the world and
also the President of Christ the Redeemer's Ministries.
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