Day Seventeen of Lent – Entering into Jerusalem
March 4, 2024
MONTHLY DEVOTIONAL FOR 5th MARCH
March 5, 2024
THE 4th OF MARCH
NOT EVERYTHING THAT SEEMS RIGHT IS FOR OUR GOOD
There is a way that seems right to a man and appears straight before him, but at the end of it is the way of death. – Proverbs 16:25
Without the Holy Spirit’s help, we cannot distinguish the truth that leads to life, from the falsehoods, which lead to spiritual death. We hear more and more that sin is not really sin, as long as we do not hurt anyone by what we do. Even in some churches, we are told not to worry about sin because God is love, He wants us happy and forgives our sins, because once saved, we are always saved.
Yes, God is love and forgives our sins when we sincerely repent and ask Him to forgive us, but when we know that what we choose to do is sin and rebellion against God, why would we keep on sinning? When we choose sin instead of obedience, it means that we are not fully committed to the Lord, and we continue to love that sin more than God. Let us remember that “the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23), and since Jesus died in our place, once we chose to be His, sin’s ownership over us ended. In Jesus we are able to choose to live right and make it to heaven.
Let us not be deceived! We cannot serve the Lord and continue to live in sin, obeying the devil at the same time. If you are confronted with a sin that continues to control your life, it is time to start asking the Holy Spirit to help you stop sinning and live for Jesus with all your heart. Self-control is a fruit of the Holy Spirit and is already in us, we just need to know that it is there and let it manifest.
SUGGESTED PRAYER
Heavenly Father, please help me meditate upon and understand Your Word, to help me live life right, for You. Help me to recognize every false truth, and replace it with the truth of Your Word. Lord Jesus, You are the Word and the truth that leads to life and only through Your sacrifice can I make it to heaven Glory and praises to Your holy Name, dear Lord! Amen.
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