Don't
Participate In The Darkness Of
Wild
Parties And Drunkenness, Or In Sexual Promiscuity
And
Immoral Living, Or In Quarreling And Jealousy.
Scripture
Romans
13
13 Because
we belong to the day, we must live decent lives for all to see. Don’t
participate in the darkness of wild parties and drunkenness, or in
sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in quarreling and
jealousy.
14 Instead,
clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don’t
let yourself think about ways to indulge your evil desires.
Observation
God
is exhorting us through Paul's words to live decent lives for all to
see.
Why
shouldn't we drink? Why shouldn't we participate in sexual
promiscuity and immoral living?
Because
you and I are called to live decent lives. We are called to live our
lives in a way that people can see the presence of the Lord Jesus
Christ in us!
Call
it whatever you want to call it ... but drinking, sexual promiscuity
and immoral living is just a way to indulge our evil desires. Nothing
good is ever going to come out of a Christian living like an
unbeliever, only hurt, pain, and destruction.
Why
does the Apostle Paul have to give this warning to Christ followers?
It
is because all of us are constantly tempted to indulge in our evil
desires and Satan wants you to believe the lie that it is okay!
So
instead of participating in the darkness of wild parties and
drunkenness, or in sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in
quarreling and jealousy, lets be
followers of Christ from head to foot!
Lets
give no opportunities to the flesh to have its fling.
Application
I
will clothe myself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ and not
yield to fleshly desires. How about you?
Galatians
2:20
I
have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ
lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the
Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I have been a follower of Christ for a long time and yet
there is always the temptation for me to yield to fleshly desires. I
know that as long as I have breath I will always be tempted to sin.
Help me to say “no” when I am tempted. Give me the strength to
walk in a way that pleases You.
I
pray for my brothers and sisters in Christ. Help them to flee sexual
immorality and help them to run from the old life that constantly
wants to pull all of us back into the darkness. Show anyone that may
be reading this blog the importance of living for You from head to
foot!
Daily
Bible Reading: Proverbs 19,20,21; Romans 13
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