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Devotional for Thursday 6/23/2011

Started by Roostem33, June 22, 2011, 11:40:10 PM

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Roostem33

Don't ever say, "I will never fall in this one area. No matter what, I will never. . . ." Watch out. If you think you are invincible, that is probably the very area in which you will end up falling. You don't know what you are capable of.

If you look at a certain sin and think, It is just a small compromise. I can do this little thing one time. It will never lead to anything else. I can handle this one thing . . . be careful. An unguarded strength is a double weakness. The Bible says, "Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall" (Proverbs 16:18).

Satan is smart. Don't underestimate him. Watch your thoughts, because most temptations will start there. The devil will come and say, "Wouldn't it be fun to . . . ?" And then you have a choice.
It is not a sin to be tempted. The sin is not in the bait; it is in the bite. Just because bait was dangled before you doesn't mean that you have done anything wrong. The very fact that you are moving forward spiritually means you will get tempted, because the devil wants to bring you down. So if you have faced temptation and attack, that probably means you are doing something right.

The devil will come to you with things that are enticing, so keep up your guard at all times. It is the little deals we make with the devil, so to speak, it is the little compromises, the small things that we lower our guard on that lead to bigger things later. Most people, when they fall into sin, do not fall for a big sin straightaway. It is a series of smaller things that lead to the big thing.

Check out this video by Casting Crowns   
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wo26sCH-Fw


God Bless,
Jody
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.(John 10:10)

BOFF

Thanks Jody!!

It can be so easy at times to do the "little sins" in our eyes. When the reality is, every sin carries the same consequence, drawing us  further away from God.


God Bless,
David B.

lightsoutcalls

Good Stuff.  satan doesn't have to convince us to murder someone or rob a bank... Most of us can resist such "big" sins.  All he has to do is get us to take our eyes off of God and veer from the perfect plan He gave us.  
As both of you have mentioned, in God's eyes, sin is sin.  As humans we tend to sort things into shades of gray rather than black and white.  Committing "little sins" is like saying someone is "kinda pregnant"...


James 1:15

New Living Translation (NLT)

15 These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.
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