Do you ever wish you
had a bunch of switches inside you that you could turn off and on at will? I was discussing something with someone
recently and said, 'It's not like Soandso can just turn off the part of them.' And then I said, 'Wouldn't it be great if we
did have switches like that? We could turn off the parts of us that we despise
with a flick of a switch. ' If I don't want a quick temper- off goes that
switch. If I don't want the awful selfishness I have, that switch is turned
off. If I find myself committing any sin, off the switch goes. The truth is, we do NOT have any switch
inside to turn off, not a single one we can control in such an instant and
permanent manner. We may seek to control our tempers, our selfishness, our
various lusts, and sometimes we may conquer them, but conquering them once or
even several times does not mean they are conquered forever.
Truly, our cross is
taken up and carried daily.
Remember this--
Jas 1:14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn
away of his own lust, and enticed.
Jas 1:15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth
forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
Temptation hits us
all… but the LUST needs to be conceived to bring forth sin.
The switches get
turned on, but we do have time, BY the grace of GOD, to choose to turn them off
before we are committed to the conceived lust. We need to recognize the NEED to
turn them off. We need to know how to turn
them off. If learning how to turn them off is allowing the Holy Spirit to turn
them off as we surrender to Him, then we must do that! We need to learn, please, Lord, please teach
us!
Daily we will face
choices and daily we choose Christ or not Christ. God forgive us for all too
often choosing wrongly! Forgive us,
please, don't forsake us. We are very weak, so very, very weak.
We would be YOURS.
All by the grace of
our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ now and FOREVER.
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