Heb 11:24 By
faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of
Pharaoh's daughter;
Heb 11:25
Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the
pleasures of sin for a season;
Heb 11:26
Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt:
for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
Pleasures of sin.
Moses had it all as
an Egyptian. Any lust he had he could easily indulge. The life many envied, he
possessed. Much like our longing to be rich- as great business tycoons, as
Hollywood stars, as famous sport athletes, as those who manage to earn
exorbitant wealth. Moses had that life, he was the famous star, athlete,
professional. People wanted to have his life.
Moses made a choice
to give it all up.
Can we even begin to
imagine a famous star, a famous singer, any one famous - giving up all their
wealth, all their fame? We'd call them
crazy, wouldn't we?
Now, let's take it
down to our level- the level of the not famous, the not wealthy, do we have
'pleasures of sin' to forsake?
By FAITH do we
choose to give up our sinful pleasures?
Or do we make
excuses for keeping them?
1Pe 1:6
Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in
heaviness through manifold temptations:
1Pe 1:7 That
the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth,
though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory
at the appearing of Jesus Christ
Are you in HEAVINESS
through MANIFOLD TEMPTATIONS? If not,
you better ask yourself why you aren't.
Our faith will be
tried.
We are engaged in a
BATTLE.
If you aren't in a
battle then again, you better ask yourself why you aren't.
We've spent a long
time twisting sin so that we call it good, and we call good- evil. If we are caught up in the snare of Satan and
are among those who desire to call sin good, and good sin, then we better pray
hard for release from that snare.
More tomorrow- by
the grace of our LORD!
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