READ: 1
CORINTHIANS 6:1-11
I am
sufficiently aware of the fact that many believers are struggling with
hindrances to purity. A lot of people who partake in our programmes more often
tend to go back to their vomits. Although this category of worshippers desires
to serve God yet they discover that there is a force or a magnet which keeps on
pulling them towards the direction of unrighteous deeds and iniquity. What then
is the way out? Being religious is not enough. Such people must get to a point
where they receive the grace of purity, which enables them to go and sin no
more. Today, we shall examine two important things that hinder believers from living
a life of purity.
(1) Covetousness –When a person begins to lust after cars, clothes, houses, land, jewellery and such things, the Bible says such a person becomes an enemy of God. In John 2:16, the Bible says; “And He said to those who sold doves, Take these things away! Do not make My Father’s house of merchandise!” Do you belong to the father or to the world? If you do not belong to the world, you must steer clear from the things of the world. Instead, you must cling to the things of God.
(2) Lying –Lying is a snare. In John 8:44, Jesus told the Pharisees: “You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.” The moment you begin to lie, you reveal who is your real father. Jesus called the devil the father of lies and liars. You cannot make a habit of lying without becoming a child of the devil. If you are a child of God, you cannot lie because your father is not a liar. Lying, speaking evil of others, giving false witness and the like belong to Satan and his children. Impurity makes you an enemy of God. Do not allow any trace of impurity in your life. Be holy as your heavenly father is holy.
(1) Covetousness –When a person begins to lust after cars, clothes, houses, land, jewellery and such things, the Bible says such a person becomes an enemy of God. In John 2:16, the Bible says; “And He said to those who sold doves, Take these things away! Do not make My Father’s house of merchandise!” Do you belong to the father or to the world? If you do not belong to the world, you must steer clear from the things of the world. Instead, you must cling to the things of God.
(2) Lying –Lying is a snare. In John 8:44, Jesus told the Pharisees: “You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.” The moment you begin to lie, you reveal who is your real father. Jesus called the devil the father of lies and liars. You cannot make a habit of lying without becoming a child of the devil. If you are a child of God, you cannot lie because your father is not a liar. Lying, speaking evil of others, giving false witness and the like belong to Satan and his children. Impurity makes you an enemy of God. Do not allow any trace of impurity in your life. Be holy as your heavenly father is holy.
MEMORIZE:
JOHN 2:16 –And He said to those who sold doves, Take these things away! Do not
make My Father’s house of merchandise!
