Today as I was doing my quiet time, God spoke a lot regarding one of the greatest deceptions of the world : Lust. I had pen it down as God revealed to me the truth behind it.
Ephesian 4:14
"that we should no longer be children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness by which they lie in wait to deceive."
This verse reminded me of the sermon on 5April 2008, that the world is a place of deception
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Ephesian 4:23
"and be renewed in the spirit of your mind."
As taught during the sermon, we should renew our mind in order to remove our old conduct.
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As I was showering, God spoke about the greatest lie for this world, that is LUST. Cases upon cases of raping, sex scandals and with media promoting sex, and more places like clubs and pubs that causes intimacy and lust to occur. No doubt the world is living in debauchery. It is leading us away from God's commandment,
Galatians 5:19-21
"19Now the works of the flesh are manifest, and they are these: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, quarreling, rivalry, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21envying, murders, drunkenness, revelings, and such like. About these things I tell you again, as I have also told you in times past, that those who do such things shall not inherit the Kingdom of God."
and Romans 8:5-8
"5For those who are according to the flesh mind the things of the flesh; but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
6For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace,
7because the carnal mind is enmity against God, for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
8So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God."
Ephesians 4:22
"22that ye put off, concerning your former manner of living, the old man which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, "
Indeed, this lust is deceitful, causing us to think it is alright since the world is doing so; that there is not much fault to release our stress ad respond to our physical or biological need. WRONG! FALSE ASSUMPTION AND UNTRUE REASONS.
1 Thessalonian 4:17
"For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in Holiness."
It is therefore stated, James 1:14-16
"14But every man is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed. 15Then when lust hath conceived, it brings forth sin; and sin, when it is finished, brings forth death. 16Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren."
and in 1 John 2:15-17
"Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him For all that is in the world - the LUST of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life - is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. "
Indeed the world is passing away, and lust which belongs to the world will pass away together with the world. Let us then, not be deceived but to set our focus on the eternal life that God promised. Galatian 5:21 : "About these things I tell you again, as I have also told you in times past, that those who do such things shall not inherit the Kingdom of God."
I thank God for telling me all these and granting me the energy to pen it down and blog it even down I am really really tired at this point of time. Thank God for showing me so many verses to show me the truth. I felt that Part II is going to be pride. I shall wait for God to tell me and then I will pen it down and blog it again. (: Hallelujah!
Galatians 5:19-21
"19Now the works of the flesh are manifest, and they are these: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, quarreling, rivalry, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21envying, murders, drunkenness, revelings, and such like. About these things I tell you again, as I have also told you in times past, that those who do such things shall not inherit the Kingdom of God."
and Romans 8:5-8
"5For those who are according to the flesh mind the things of the flesh; but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
6For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace,
7because the carnal mind is enmity against God, for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
8So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God."
Ephesians 4:22
"22that ye put off, concerning your former manner of living, the old man which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, "
Indeed, this lust is deceitful, causing us to think it is alright since the world is doing so; that there is not much fault to release our stress ad respond to our physical or biological need. WRONG! FALSE ASSUMPTION AND UNTRUE REASONS.
1 Thessalonian 4:17
"For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in Holiness."
It is therefore stated, James 1:14-16
"14But every man is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed. 15Then when lust hath conceived, it brings forth sin; and sin, when it is finished, brings forth death. 16Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren."
and in 1 John 2:15-17
"Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him For all that is in the world - the LUST of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life - is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. "
Indeed the world is passing away, and lust which belongs to the world will pass away together with the world. Let us then, not be deceived but to set our focus on the eternal life that God promised. Galatian 5:21 : "About these things I tell you again, as I have also told you in times past, that those who do such things shall not inherit the Kingdom of God."
I thank God for telling me all these and granting me the energy to pen it down and blog it even down I am really really tired at this point of time. Thank God for showing me so many verses to show me the truth. I felt that Part II is going to be pride. I shall wait for God to tell me and then I will pen it down and blog it again. (: Hallelujah!
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