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TOPIC: GET RID OF JEALOUSY
DECEMBER Friday 7th
TEXT: James 4: 2-3
KEY VERSE: Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 12: 21
Envy and jealousy are common among Christians and Christian ministers. Nobody envies a rich man more than a rich man, because he does not want anybody to measure up to him; he wants to be the only focus of attention and object of honour and reverence in the society. Satan knows that envy and jealousy kill the righteous; it burns through the heart of the righteous; it defiles the righteousness of the righteous.
A story was told how Satan sent his aides after a righteous man to make him backslide. They tried all possible tricks but the man would not fall. They used money, they used all kinds of things but the man never fell. Then they came back to Satan and said, “Sir, that man is righteous. We did everything we know to do but the man never fell.” Satan said, “Follow me. Let’s go back to that same man.” When they got to the man, Satan whispered into his ear: “Do you know that your friend has been made the bishop of this Church in America?” The man said, “What does he know that he should be made the bishop? They’re making people bishops anyhow? What does he know?” Then Satan said to his agents, “Can you hear him?”
Jealousy works to pull down and defile the righteous man. The Lord said, “A new heart will I give you.” God is promising a new heart so that envy and jealousy will not be there. Your brother is performing and, instead of you rejoicing together with him, you start grumbling: “It’s not me; why him? Why are they promoting him? Why is he this or that … blah, blah, blah.” That is the beginning of defilement. But it is because of the nature of the heart that you possess. It rules you; it is stronger than your ability to manage. God says, “I will root it out; but you have to ask Me.”
Thought for the day: Envy and jealousy kill the righteous
Song for the day: Create in me a clean heart
Bible reading for the day:
Daniel 9-10; 2 John
#Horemow.
TOPIC: GET RID OF JEALOUSY
DECEMBER Friday 7th
TEXT: James 4: 2-3
KEY VERSE: Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 12: 21
Envy and jealousy are common among Christians and Christian ministers. Nobody envies a rich man more than a rich man, because he does not want anybody to measure up to him; he wants to be the only focus of attention and object of honour and reverence in the society. Satan knows that envy and jealousy kill the righteous; it burns through the heart of the righteous; it defiles the righteousness of the righteous.
A story was told how Satan sent his aides after a righteous man to make him backslide. They tried all possible tricks but the man would not fall. They used money, they used all kinds of things but the man never fell. Then they came back to Satan and said, “Sir, that man is righteous. We did everything we know to do but the man never fell.” Satan said, “Follow me. Let’s go back to that same man.” When they got to the man, Satan whispered into his ear: “Do you know that your friend has been made the bishop of this Church in America?” The man said, “What does he know that he should be made the bishop? They’re making people bishops anyhow? What does he know?” Then Satan said to his agents, “Can you hear him?”
Jealousy works to pull down and defile the righteous man. The Lord said, “A new heart will I give you.” God is promising a new heart so that envy and jealousy will not be there. Your brother is performing and, instead of you rejoicing together with him, you start grumbling: “It’s not me; why him? Why are they promoting him? Why is he this or that … blah, blah, blah.” That is the beginning of defilement. But it is because of the nature of the heart that you possess. It rules you; it is stronger than your ability to manage. God says, “I will root it out; but you have to ask Me.”
Thought for the day: Envy and jealousy kill the righteous
Song for the day: Create in me a clean heart
Bible reading for the day:
Daniel 9-10; 2 John
#Horemow.
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