And Don’t Let Yourself Think About Ways To Indulge Your Evil Desires.

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And Don’t Let
Yourself
Think About Ways To Indulge Your Evil Desires. 

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

Sin is enjoyable (this is not earth shattering news) and that is why the Apostle Paul has told us not to think about ways to indulge our evil desires. 

Our motive or our reason to stay away from sinful thoughts and sinful activities should not be just for the negative consequences of sin and what it does to us personally or what it does to those close to us, but just as important is the terrible harm it does to our witness as followers of the Lord Jesus Christ. 

He or she is a Christian and they do that ________? (You fill in the blank).

We must live decent lives for all to see.

Drinking, smoking, drugging, pornography, gambling, immoral living, over eating, lying, gossip, and you can keep adding to this list whatever evil desire that entices you the most. Satan knows where to attack us. He knows our weak spot(s).

Here is the test: Would what I am doing or thinking about doing bring God glory and honor? Would it make God smile? If the answer is yes, then indulge yourself, but if the answer is no or if the answer is I am not sure, then don’t do it!

Application

I will indulge myself in things today that make God smile. How about you? 

Prayer

Heavenly Father, it is so easy for me to sin. It is so easy for me to think about things that are not pleasing to You. Don’t let me yield to the temptations that come my way. Don’t let me think about ways to indulge my evil desires. I want to clothe myself with the presence of Jesus Christ. I want to live a decent life for others to see. Give me the strength to live out this day in a way that pleases You.

Daily Bible Reading:  Proverbs 19,20,21; Romans 13

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