OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-SATURDAY-26/03/2016-BEWARE OF THE TRIPARTITE SINS-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
BEWARE OF THE TRIPARTITE SINS
Memorise
Then when lust hath conceived, it
bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is
Finished, bringeth forth death. James 1:15
Read
1st John 2:15-17,
15 Love
not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the
world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16 For
all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and
the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
17 And
the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God
abideth forever.
KJV
MESSAGE
Christians are not to attach
themselves to this world. When you get consumed with the affairs of this life
you are distracted from keeping your mind on the things of God.
“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing
of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect,
will of God”
Romans 12:2
Satan and his agents are trying to deceive
people, to see the things of this world as desirable. We must not give room for
the evil values and morals that have been embraced by those who have given
their hearts to the devil. The devil always wants to prove a point against God.
He is always devising ways by which men will focus on themselves and the
material possessions of this world. Is your mind occupied with the material
things of this world? Are you a victim of the lust of the flesh, the lust of
the eye and the pride of life? These three are tripartite sins which we must
not give in to. All that the world system contains is built around these three
categories of sin.
The lust of the flesh refers to those things
we crave for with the intent of satisfying our fleshy desires. They could be
the pursuit of food and other things that give the flesh a good feeling. We
must not forget the encounter Jesus had with the devil after fasting for 40
days. The first test is the test of food. There are many people who are serving
God today only because of their stomachs. Are you one of them?
The lust of the eyes refers to
those activities that make men follow after things that look appealing to the
eyes. The experience of David with Bathsheba is a good example of the lust of
the eyes. The moment he set his eyes on her, he could not resist the
temptation, until he fell for it and lost his kingdom. Today there are many
things people do because they want to satisfy the lust of the eyes. The moment
they see that someone’s house or car is better than theirs, they do all manner
of things to get it. They are never grateful for what they have, but rather
they chase after flashy things. Are you in this category? I pray he will not
succeed over you in Jesus’ name.
The pride of life refers to
those things you do in order to make a point about how important you are in the
society. It is the accumulation of things not just because you need them, but
to engage in a show of self-worth and superiority. This has become the norm
today even among believers. They boast about their names, degrees and
background. A son of mine once said that if you remove God from his life, all
that will be left will be carcass. I replied him by saying, “You even still
have carcass left, if you remove God from Adeboye, there will be nothing left”.
This is why I cannot allow anything people call achievement to enter into my
head, because I know that He is the one behind all. This is why the youths in
RCCG have developed a chant: WHO DID IT? And the congregation responds by
saying; JESUS! OH MY GOD, WOW!
Prayer Point
Father, please help me not to be a victim of the lust of the flesh, the
lust of the eye and the pride of life.
Bible in one year
Judges 15:17, Job 42:10-17
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