The pleasures of sin cannot compare with the blessings God has in store for you!

1/31/2020

He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it. Matthew 10:39 NKJV

I have a desire to serve God. I want to live my life according to God’s will. The Lord has given me the desire to stand up and encourage other people to serve Him today. I still struggle with the desire to enjoy the brief and momentary pleasures of sin.

I like to remember this life is a very small part of our eternal existence. Everyone who is born again through faith in Jesus Christ will live forever. I remind myself the eternal rewards I will receive when Jesus returns for me are better than the cheap thrill of sin.

This verse of scripture reminds me that living for Jesus today means I will live with Him throughout eternity. It reminds me that joy comes by surrendering my life to Jesus so He can live His life through me.

My Pastor says a person can be born twice and die once or he can be born once and die twice. We need to be born again into the Kingdom of God so we will only die once and live on in eternity with Jesus.

The alternative is to be born only once. A person who is not born again into the Kingdom of God will die a physical death and then a spiritual death as well.

God is trying to convince us that living for Him is better than doing things our own way. God can use us for His glory and to bless other people. God wants us to be convinced that when we live for the glory of God we are not missing out on anything the world has to offer.

When we live our lives for the glory of God we gain everything our Heavenly Father wants to give us!

Nothing can compare with the joy of living for Jesus. When God’s Word takes root in my heart and becomes reality in my life I do not enjoy sin. I do not want to sin. I do not have to sin!

Take up the instrument of death to self so you can live for Jesus Christ!

Consider yourself dead to the sinful desires of your flesh, the deceitfulness of the world and temptations of the devil so you can live for Jesus today and with the Lord throughout the perfection and holiness of eternity forever!

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Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out that very hour. Acts 16:16-18 NKJV

The slave girl was speaking the truth. She was possessed by an evil spirit. The evil spirit was drawing people away from Christ!

This attack came as God’s servants went to prayer. The enemy of our souls attacks when we step out in faith. Satan seeks to distract us. He wants us to focus our attention on things other than Jesus.

The devil perverts the truth. He uses it against us. No one can serve two masters. This girl was speaking the truth about Paul and his companions while practicing witchcraft. When people claim to speak for God we must consider how they live.

The girl followed the disciples for several days before they cast the demon out of her. It is important for us to wait on the Lord before stepping out in faith. The bible tells us Paul was greatly annoyed by this girl. Paul was not fearful. The Lord was with Him!

Paul and Silas were put in jail. The owners of the slave girl were angry at the loss of income when the demon was cast out of her. While Paul and Silas were in jail they shared the gospel with the jailer. His entire household was saved.

God uses Satan’s attacks for His glory and our salvation!

Satan is a real being. He takes people captive to do his will. There really are demons who seek to destroy God’s people and bring destruction to our world.

We have nothing to fear from the devil or his demons when we live according to God’s will. We have nothing to fear from anyone or anything when we step out in faith to serve Jesus!

Jesus wants us to fear Him and Him alone. He wants us to know His power and authority are unequaled in all of creation.

God wants you share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the people in your life. Jesus wants you to walk in great boldness because He is with you everywhere you go!

Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

The pleasures of sin cannot compare with the blessings God has in store for you!

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