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Apostle Dr. Richard Udoh

Saturday, June 16, 2018

DEADLY DESIRE

The specific areas mentioned in this verse are where we must fight this battle against sin. It is not enough to say, don’t love the world. It must be brought down to specifics. It must be reduced to that with which we actually come in contact. So John adds, all that is in the world, and he defines this. He gives a list of these areas and says, these do not come from the Father but are of the world. 

In the Scriptures this word flesh is usually something more than simply the body. It is the sinful nature, the fallen condition of humanity, which is present in the body

That is how Eve was tempted—through the lust of the eyes. Satan attacked Eve's mind. The lust of the eyes is mental temptation, temptation that comes through the realm of the mind.

As the apostle Paul wrote to the church at Corinth, "…as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ"

2 Corinthians 11:3.

It is in our minds that we can commit horrible sins. We can reach into the past through our memories. We can reach into the future through our imagination. Often, the devil will get us to just think about it: You don't have to do it. Just think about it. That is all. It doesn't have to go any further than this. You can handle it.

But after a while, thinking about it isn't enough. Fantasizing about it isn't enough. We want to take it to the next level, so we start flirting, touching, tasting and start playing with it. Finally, we are caught in it.

Do not love these things, do not set your hearts on them, do not think of them as important. Think only about Jesus and the need to preach Christ.

Prayer: Evil shall not overcome my mind in Jesus name.

Further Reading: Mark 10:35-45

Read through the Bible: II Chronicles 33 & Mark 8