(Second part)
Memory verse (1John2: 15-16) “ Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him ”.
When parents get children, they have good dreams for them. They want them to be good children, they want to give them good education, they want to show them love, and they have an image of the kind of good future for them and they are determined to do whatever it takes to make them reach that goal. Some parents are fortunate their children live up to their dreams but some are unfortunate their children fail to see what their parents dream for them but become wayward, get deceived and follow wrong ways and later their end become bad.
Our heavenly Father has a good plan and destiny for every one of His born again child (Jer29: 11). God has a good dream for your life, it’s already complete and he wants to lead us step by step until he brings us to that future full of peace, joy, blessings, life, prosperity, eternal life etc. Some children of God follow God’s ways and he leads them into the plan he has for them, but some are deceived by Satan who comes to steal, kill and destroy their lives (Jn10: 10). Satan deceives them by the lust of the things of the world. They devote all their effort pursuing the things of the world. Satan steals their time for the word of God, prayer, and fellowship. Many children of God are consumed up by making more and more money, getting cars, houses, run for more degrees, run for influential positions. These things are not evil in themselves but if it’s the devil, the spirit of this world driving you, then your end won’t be good. Remember Satan wanted Jesus also to trade his spiritual inheritance for the worldly things (Mtt4: 8-9), again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me. Don’t allow Satan to steal your birthright like he did to Esau. Jesus could not allow Satan to steal away his inheritance. Resist the devil and he’ll flee from you. Stand your ground and refuse the devil to steal your prayer life, your spiritual inheritance by lying to you. Seek God’s kingdom first and all these things God will add them to you.
Tomorrow’s subject “ Walking in the flesh ”
