King David – “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends You, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.” (Psalm 139:23-24) Do you find it hard to confess your sins and faults to others? Most of us do. […]
The Apostle Paul – “Give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice – the kind He will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship Him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you
The Apostle Paul – “We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.” (2 Corinthians 10:4-5) Overcoming our struggles with
The Apostle Paul – “You will always harvest what you plant. Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.” (Galatians 6:7-8) It’s often been said that one thing
The Apostle Peter – “When people escape from the wickedness of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and then get tangled up and enslaved by sin again, they are worse off than before. ” (2 Peter 2:20) Many years ago, if a person had a good situation but then made
The Apostle Paul – “I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue His work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.” (Philippians 1:6) Whenever our sinful natures rise up, we tend to forget the Lord, His indwelling Holy Spirit, and other godly resources
The Prophet Jeremiah – “Let us examine our ways and test them.” (Lamentations 3:40) “That’s just the way I am!” Have you ever heard anyone make that statement? Maybe you have made that statement at one time or another. Many of the habits we’ve developed in childhood may not be comfortable to us, but
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The Apostle Paul – “Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living.” (Romans 6:16) Our sinful natures are developed throughout our lives, beginning with us
The Apostle Paul – “I don’t understand myself at all, for I really want to do what is right, but I can’t! I do what I don’t want to – what I hate! I know perfectly well what I’m doing is wrong… but I can’t help myself! It is sin inside me that is
The Apostle Paul – “You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn’t that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren’t you acting like people of the world?” (1 Corinthians 3:2-3) Little children are rarely concerned with the great issues of life. They are completely self-focused. They are often