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Sin and Its Traps












Be still before the Lord
and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes. - Psalm 37:7

We sometimes fret when others are doing well and our prayer remains unanswered. 365 times in the Bible, God says "FEAR NOT". We shouldn't be scared of anything. We shouldn't fear that our prayer is going unanswered. God hears us and those who are successful without God, the devil has a special plan for them. This is it:

"...to steal, kill and destroy" - John 10:10

This quote is absolutely true:
SIN WOULDN'T BE SO ATTRACTIVE IF THE WAGES WERE PAID IMMEDIATELY.

This is SUPER-true.

How does sin trap us?
James writes, "Our desires make us sin, and when sin is finished with us, it leaves us to be dealt with by death" James 1:15 CEV. This verse begins with, 'our own desires make us sin...' That is why we must not have idols. Not only statues or shrines, but things we are addicted to apart from the Gospel. Because Satan can use anything in his aim to destroy us, usually our idols and desires for things. He'll give us them alright, but at a huge price. Your life. Jesus asked:
"What will you gain, if you own the whole world but destroy yourself? What would you give to get back your soul?" - Matthew 16:26. In this verse Jesus is stating how valuable life is and how we should not waste it on worldly things, but we should aim for eternal life that we have in Christ.

"Temptation comes from our own desires which entice us and drag us away" - James 1:14

Temptation comes from desires, which leads to sin and finally death. All these are from Satan. I am not saying that you should not set goals for your life,no certainly not! Just that God has to tell you what He wants. Always use the Bible to check if what 'the voice' has said is from God or the devil. If God, it will be in accordance with His word, if the devil the opposite.

Sins and Its Traps.

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