Judges 17:6 says, “In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.”
DANGER!!! WARNING!!! CAUTION!!! The following is a warning from the pastoral broadcasting network. This is not a test. Failure to comply with this warning could be hazardous to your spiritual condition. Your fellowship with God could be severely hindered by ignoring this truth. Please be advised, DO NOT ALLOW YOUR EYES TO BE YOU GUIDE!!!
There are many illustrations in the word of God that gives us ample reason to submit ourselves to God’s word and not allow our eyes to be our guide. Solomon and Lot were two men that throughout their lives they did what their flesh urged them to do.
Notice the attitude that prevailed in Solomon. Ecclesiastes 2:10 says, “And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.” Solomon tells us that whatever was set before his eyes, if he had a desire for it, he went after it with his heart. What a dangerous way of living. This path leads to destruction every time. You cannot feed your flesh, act on every sinful desire, and still think that you are going to stay on the path of righteousness. This is impossible! When you allow the eyes of your flesh to be your guide, the enemy is ready to destroy your very soul.
Genesis 13:10-13 says, “And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other. Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.”
Lot allowed his eyes to be his guide, and in the process lost everything, including his family. I like what Theodore Cuyler said about Lot, “And soon Lot moved into Sodom; and before long Sodom moved into him.” This has been the fate of so many. They get there eyes off the Lord, and they allow their own thinking and desires to guide them. Thus it is by their own decision that their life is destroyed.
As we enter into a new year, I charge you to allow the WORD OF GOD to be your guide in every area of your life. Do not allow your flesh to win. Have the attitude of Paul and say, “But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.” Subdue your desires. Mortify your flesh and you will win in 2010!
Lord, my flesh is strong, but you are stronger. Give me the power to conquer my flesh and the desire to submit to your Spirit. I want the Word of God to guide me in every decision of my life. I submit myself to you! Amen.
Pastor Scott Coghill
DANGER!!! WARNING!!! CAUTION!!! The following is a warning from the pastoral broadcasting network. This is not a test. Failure to comply with this warning could be hazardous to your spiritual condition. Your fellowship with God could be severely hindered by ignoring this truth. Please be advised, DO NOT ALLOW YOUR EYES TO BE YOU GUIDE!!!
There are many illustrations in the word of God that gives us ample reason to submit ourselves to God’s word and not allow our eyes to be our guide. Solomon and Lot were two men that throughout their lives they did what their flesh urged them to do.
Notice the attitude that prevailed in Solomon. Ecclesiastes 2:10 says, “And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.” Solomon tells us that whatever was set before his eyes, if he had a desire for it, he went after it with his heart. What a dangerous way of living. This path leads to destruction every time. You cannot feed your flesh, act on every sinful desire, and still think that you are going to stay on the path of righteousness. This is impossible! When you allow the eyes of your flesh to be your guide, the enemy is ready to destroy your very soul.
Genesis 13:10-13 says, “And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other. Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.”
Lot allowed his eyes to be his guide, and in the process lost everything, including his family. I like what Theodore Cuyler said about Lot, “And soon Lot moved into Sodom; and before long Sodom moved into him.” This has been the fate of so many. They get there eyes off the Lord, and they allow their own thinking and desires to guide them. Thus it is by their own decision that their life is destroyed.
As we enter into a new year, I charge you to allow the WORD OF GOD to be your guide in every area of your life. Do not allow your flesh to win. Have the attitude of Paul and say, “But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.” Subdue your desires. Mortify your flesh and you will win in 2010!
Lord, my flesh is strong, but you are stronger. Give me the power to conquer my flesh and the desire to submit to your Spirit. I want the Word of God to guide me in every decision of my life. I submit myself to you! Amen.
Pastor Scott Coghill
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