The following was inspired by the sermon preached yesterday, by our Associate Pastor Chris Teagle. The Scripture was from James 4:1-10.
A war wages within
me
Though I would like to think
It was a mistake
I made a bad choice
I was weak
Indeed, I know
Sin has taken root
Within my heart
The pleasures I
seek
Provoke lust, hatred, and envy
Result in fights and quarrels with
others
Have I prayed
Asked for help
Or are my prayers
Rendered null and void
Because I ask with wrong
motives
Corrupted by sin
Have I committed
spiritual adultery
Become a friend of this world
A world that is at enmity with God
Have I become God’s enemy
One thing I know
God loves His own
Those whom He has chosen
He loves with zeal
With a jealous love
Untainted by sin
Holy and pure
God desires that
the Holy Spirit
Indwell His people
That our greatest desire will be for
God
He will aid us in our battle with
sin
Apply God’s word to our heart and
mind
Convict
Correct
Disciple
Encourage
God is opposed to
the proud
Those who reject His grace
Who refuse to repent
Or fail to acknowledge their sin
But to the humble
Those who recognize their desperate need
That they have sinned against Holy
God
The One to whom they will give an
account
God gives His grace
Grace that is greater than all our
sin
Grace that lifts our burden of sin
Grace that leads to sanctification
and obedience
May I submit to the
Lord
Draw near to Him
May I mourn and weep over my sin
May I resist the devil and he will
flee
May this sinner cleanse her hands
May I be single minded and focused
on God
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