BBD 08.31.10 Temptations (New)

#1 · August 31, 2010, 1:38 pm

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08.31.10

Temptations

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. For all that is in the world-the lust
of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life-is not of the
Father but is of the world. - 1 John 2:15-16.

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to
fulfill its lusts. - Romans 13:14.

He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning.
For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the
works of the devil. - 1 John 3:8.

Jeanne Jones of Palmyra, New Jersey is in trouble. She shoplifted about $270
worth of stuff at a Cinnaminson, New Jersey Wal-Mart and would have made it
without being caught except for a loss-prevention worker. Jeanne was able to
overpower the Wal-Mart worker and took off in her car. There was one little
problem.she dropped her pocketbook in the parking lot while trying to escape
and in the pocketbook was her drivers license. Jeanne eventually realized
law enforcement knew who did the crime, and she turned herself in. Why did
she do it? According to an officer with the Cinnaminson, New Jersey Police
Department Jones said that the devil got into her and that "the devil must
be in the air, and that she does not want to do bad things."

Flip Wilson made it an even more popular saying than it already was saying
"the devil made me do it" repeatedly on his popular TV show. The thought
here is that whenever we do something bad it was because of that old devil,
he made me do it. If it were not for the devil, I would be a perfect little
angel. So, it really was not me that sinned it was just that the devil got
in me as Jeanne Jones put it.

There are temptations that every human being is tempted by. These
temptations have three sources: the world; the flesh; and the devil. The
world in the Bible is a source of evil, and corruption (2 Peter 1:4) and
believers are to overcome the world (1 John 4:4). It is possible for
believers to become so much like the world that they appear just like those
who are lost. They are the salt that has lost its flavor (Matthew 5:13) and
those who have put their light under a basket (Matthew 5:14). The Bible
makes it clear that we can overcome the world because the One who is within
us is greater than the one who is in the world.

The flesh is also a source of temptation, and we are born with a sin nature.
The Bible tells us not to provide for the flesh, what the flesh wants and
instead to "put on the Lord Jesus Christ." The temptation of the flesh may
also be overcome.

The devil does tempt us just as he tempted Jesus in the wilderness (Matthew
4). The devil knows our weaknesses, and he will suggest sinful things to us,
just as he did to Jesus. The devil wants to make the Kingdom of God to look
bad, and he will as Jesus says in John 10:10 kill, steal, and destroy
everything good in your life to make that happen if you let him. You do not
have to listen to the devil. You do not have to obey the devil. You can
defeat him just as Jesus did by quoting the Word of God. Every time the
devil put another temptation before Jesus, He responded with "It is
written." quoting the Scriptures. Resist the devil and he will flee from
you as the Bible says in James 4:7.

If you sin, it is because you want to, and you are responsible for your sin.
Because, God has given you everything you need to resist and overcome the
world, the flesh, and the devil.

Copyright © 2010. Ed Wrather. Permission is given for use of the devotionals
on a non-profit basis with source credited. The Burning Bush website has
been online since January 31, 1998. On June 8, 1998 the email version of the
Burning Bush Devotional was first sent. Ed Wrather began writing devotionals
in the early 1990s. The distribution of these first devotionals was
primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent to prison facilities
throughout the United States and Canada.

Many prayer needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer
Request page. You can also post your prayer requests there and they will be
forwarded to the Burning Bush Prayer Group (Of course, I am always in need
of prayer - please pray for me.).

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reach out to them.

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Church of Broken Bow, Oklahoma) live on Sunday mornings at 10:55am CST
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Posted by: wrather <wrather@...>

Visit the Burning Bush websites:

http://www.theburningbush.net
http://www.theburningbush.org

The Burning Bush websites have received visits from more than 170 countries.
Celebrating 11 years online since January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the
Burning Bush Devotional has been spreading the truth of God's Word to more
than 11,000 subscribers across the world.

Please join the Burning Bush Prayer Group. The group began in 1998 and is
made up of more than 300 prayer warriors. Send prayer requests and receive
prayer requests. To join send an email to: bbpg-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

If you love to send and receive inspirational emails the Burning Bush
Inspirational Group is for you. To join send an email to
bbinspire-join@welovegod.org

You can now leave comments/feedback about the devotionals at
http://www.theburningbush.net.

The Burning Bush Devotional
Welcome to the 1124 new subscribers since January 1, 2010!!
There were 1367 new subscribers during 2009!!

08.31.10

Temptations

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. For all that is in the world-the lust
of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life-is not of the
Father but is of the world. - 1 John 2:15-16.

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to
fulfill its lusts. - Romans 13:14.

He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning.
For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the
works of the devil. - 1 John 3:8.

Jeanne Jones of Palmyra, New Jersey is in trouble. She shoplifted about $270
worth of stuff at a Cinnaminson, New Jersey Wal-Mart and would have made it
without being caught except for a loss-prevention worker. Jeanne was able to
overpower the Wal-Mart worker and took off in her car. There was one little
problem.she dropped her pocketbook in the parking lot while trying to escape
and in the pocketbook was her drivers license. Jeanne eventually realized
law enforcement knew who did the crime, and she turned herself in. Why did
she do it? According to an officer with the Cinnaminson, New Jersey Police
Department Jones said that the devil got into her and that "the devil must
be in the air, and that she does not want to do bad things."

Flip Wilson made it an even more popular saying than it already was saying
"the devil made me do it" repeatedly on his popular TV show. The thought
here is that whenever we do something bad it was because of that old devil,
he made me do it. If it were not for the devil, I would be a perfect little
angel. So, it really was not me that sinned it was just that the devil got
in me as Jeanne Jones put it.

There are temptations that every human being is tempted by. These
temptations have three sources: the world; the flesh; and the devil. The
world in the Bible is a source of evil, and corruption (2 Peter 1:4) and
believers are to overcome the world (1 John 4:4). It is possible for
believers to become so much like the world that they appear just like those
who are lost. They are the salt that has lost its flavor (Matthew 5:13) and
those who have put their light under a basket (Matthew 5:14). The Bible
makes it clear that we can overcome the world because the One who is within
us is greater than the one who is in the world.

The flesh is also a source of temptation, and we are born with a sin nature.
The Bible tells us not to provide for the flesh, what the flesh wants and
instead to "put on the Lord Jesus Christ." The temptation of the flesh may
also be overcome.

The devil does tempt us just as he tempted Jesus in the wilderness (Matthew
4). The devil knows our weaknesses, and he will suggest sinful things to us,
just as he did to Jesus. The devil wants to make the Kingdom of God to look
bad, and he will as Jesus says in John 10:10 kill, steal, and destroy
everything good in your life to make that happen if you let him. You do not
have to listen to the devil. You do not have to obey the devil. You can
defeat him just as Jesus did by quoting the Word of God. Every time the
devil put another temptation before Jesus, He responded with "It is
written." quoting the Scriptures. Resist the devil and he will flee from
you as the Bible says in James 4:7.

If you sin, it is because you want to, and you are responsible for your sin.
Because, God has given you everything you need to resist and overcome the
world, the flesh, and the devil.

Copyright © 2010. Ed Wrather. Permission is given for use of the devotionals
on a non-profit basis with source credited. The Burning Bush website has
been online since January 31, 1998. On June 8, 1998 the email version of the
Burning Bush Devotional was first sent. Ed Wrather began writing devotionals
in the early 1990s. The distribution of these first devotionals was
primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent to prison facilities
throughout the United States and Canada.

Many prayer needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer
Request page. You can also post your prayer requests there and they will be
forwarded to the Burning Bush Prayer Group (Of course, I am always in need
of prayer - please pray for me.).

If you are not my friend on facebook or myspace you can be, just add me. The
devotionals are posted in my blogs on those two social networks and you can
leave comments, feedback about them there. There are other social networks
designed just for Christians, however, this is an outreach project to reach
those who may not know the Lord or may have wandered away. You can help me
reach out to them.

For information about how to hear my testimony in your church visit this
link: http://www.theburningbush.net/pages.asp?pageid=22160

If you enjoy the devotional please recommend it to your friends. They may
subscribe by sending a blank email to burningbushdevo-join@welovegod.org

Two videos of my sermons are posted on GodTube (now Tangle) at:
connect.tangle.com/Wrather

You can listen to services at my son, Clark Wrather's church (First Baptist
Church of Broken Bow, Oklahoma) live on Sunday mornings at 10:55am CST
http://www.kkbifm.com/

There is a complete devotional archive at the old Burning Bush website. Here
is the URL: http://www.theburningbush.org/33.html.

You can unsubscribe to the pure text version of the devotional by sending a
blank email to burningbushdevo-leave@welovegod.org and then respond to the
confirmation email.

You may subscribe to the html text group by sending a blank email to
burningbushhtml-join@welovegod.org and you may unsubscribe by sending a
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