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Trust the Lord enough to take your thoughts captive to the obedience of Christ!

9/24/2019

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As long as breath is in me, And the breath of God in my nostrils, My lips will not speak wickedness, Nor my tongue utter deceit. Job 27:3-4 NKJV
 
Chapter twenty-seven began with Job’s accusation that God is denying him justice and making his soul bitter. Now Job moves on to maintain his integrity and declare his sincerity.
 
Job maintained his integrity by continuing to be the man God described as blameless and upright. He continued to live by his moral principles. Job maintained his integrity because it was based on who God is. It was not based on his prosperity or good health.
 
Job could declare his sincerity because he continued to live as he always had. He was very careful not to offend the Lord. He demonstrated his love and commitment to God by the way he treated people. He made mistakes but stayed true to the Lord.
 
The pity party ended. Job had allowed his emotions to drive his thinking. Now he is fighting through his feelings. He is taking control of his thoughts. Job is not practicing the power of positive thinking. He is not claiming or speaking anything into creation.
 
Job is focusing on the desires of his heart. He is remembering who he is. Job is remembering the Lord.
 
We do not have to become victims of stinking thinking. Some people believe they have no control over how they think. That is a lie from the pit of hell!
 
Some of our thoughts come from external sources. The sin that so easily besets us is offered up in a variety of ways. We are not responsible for those external thoughts. We are responsible for what we do with them.
 
A person with a drinking problem could see a TV commercial for his favorite liquor. His first thought may be how great it would be to have a drink. That is why the commercial was produced. He can talk himself into having a drink or talk himself out of it.
 
A wise man looks to the end of the matter. A great way to avoid sin is to consider where it leads!
 
The bible tells us to take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. Romans 12:2 reads; And do not be conformed to the world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
 
What we think determines how we live. Stinking thinking is not a terminal disease. We can change how we think by focusing on the truth. Truth is found in the Word of God!
 
Trust Jesus with your emotions. Trust the Lord enough to take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ!
 
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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!

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