11-4-2010. . . .MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE!
"And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested." (1 Chron 4:10 KJV) God has no problem with keeping evil from us. In fact, evil is rendered powerless against the power of God! The challenge is, keeping US from evil!!!! Jabez didn't pray for God to keep evil from him, but to keep him from evil. The apostle Paul states, "When I would do good, evil is present with me." To do evil is a choice! Though it is present with us, we don't have to choose to partner with it! The choice is ours! Make the right choice!
Prayer: Lord, our desire is to always please you. Admittedly however, there are times when our choices are not pleasing to you. When it comes to doing evil, help us to always make the right choice. Amen!
James 1:13-16. . . .And remember, when someone wants to do wrong it is never God who is tempting him, for God never wants to do wrong and never tempts anyone else to do it. Temptation is the pull of man's own evil thoughts and wishes. These evil thoughts lead to evil actions and afterwards to the death penalty from God. 16 So don't be misled, dear brothers. TLB
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