12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
13 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. 15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
16 Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. 17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. 18 He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.
Hello ODM ladies :) It's getting really cold in Korea.
When I read today's passage, I realize that tempting is from ourselves not from God. Our own evil desire sometimes wins against the desire to follow God's words. It sometimes wins against the desire to remember everythings God gave us. It sometimes wins against the desire to live in God. Yes, I think there is always temptation around us and in ourselves which gives birth to sin. That's why I can't even trust myself and can never be concieted. And that's why I have to pray every day and night. To stay under Father's wings..
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thank you SK for your insight... "stay under Father's wings," what a beautiful word picture!
Thank you, Sungeun!!! How are you doing? It's always good to hear from you!
Something that struck me as I today's passage was how easily and quickly we blame God and make Him our scapegoat for every problem that we face. Like you said, temptation comes from our sinful nature trying to rear its ugly head out and we're too weak to fight it. And sometimes I think we like to blame God because we expect Him to fight all our battle for us. This is some pretty heavy stuff!
thanks sungeun for your reflection today. this was a very sobering passage. it states that "each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desires". that's the whole problem with us. we can somewhat fix the outward behavior but WE CAN'T CHANGE THE DESIRES OF OUR HEART. that's why we need nothing less than to be born again with a new heart and new desires.
it is impossible to really live the christian life until our desires change and that is nothing short of a supernatural work.
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