Faith Journal

23/02/2021

Thought for the day
Wages of sin

“Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.” (Rom 1 v 24) [NIV]

Could it be that a loving God reaches a point where He gives you your heart’s desire, even if it is to your own detriment?

Even “born again, bible believing Christians” tend to forget that God made certain rules for a reason. We too, fall short of what He has intended for us from the beginning and can so easily end up in a dark and lonely place, separated from Him, if we continue down the destructive path of immorality.

Do not be deceived in thinking that God’s grace, which covers a multitude of sins, will exempt us from His wrath, while we continue to live immoral lives and for this reason we need to be brutally honest with ourselves, testing ourselves daily to see if we are in the faith…

Can we honestly say that our minds have been renewed and that our hearts long after the Lord. Do you have an affection for the Lord Jesus in your heart? Do you desire to spend time in His presence? Are you seeking His will in everything?

The only way for us to overcome the lusts of the flesh is to die to self EVERY DAY! Whatever we do behind closed doors that is not done in faith is sin. Those things we do not want others to know about, those things that keep us from fellowship with God, because of the shame…

Consider this. If we label our sins for what they are and place them in the same category as those crimes one would never commit, such as murder and theft, for example, then we will start to take ownership and become serious about our relationship with the Lord.

Continuing in sin is already like kindling the fire, but when we are no longer convicted of our wrongdoing, we have probably already reached a point of no return and according to Hebrews 6 we are at risk of falling away from our faith. Yes, this is possible, unless God intervenes miraculously, just like He did with David.

Take some time today and meditate on God’s Word. Ask Him to show you the areas in your life that need attention. Plead with Him to cleanse you from all unrighteousness. Do not compromise on anything that causes you to sin.

Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you! (James 4 v 7) [paraphrase]

Scripture quotations taken from the NASB, Life Application Study Bible, unless stated otherwise. Copyright by “The Lockman Foundation“

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