John 5:14

Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.

DAILY READING Matthew 8:14-34; Leviticus 1-2; Proverbs 19

In the traditional accounts of the Trojan war between Greek and Troy, that lasted 10 years, the war finally ended when the Greeks pretended to withdraw, leaving behind them a large wooden horse with a raiding party concealed inside. When the Trojans brought the horse into their city, in the night the hidden Greeks opened the gates to their comrades, who then sacked Troy, massacred its men, and carried off its women. This is a strategy the enemy also uses. This is how sin enters into a man’s life.

Your mind is like a walled city. Its doors and gates are locked up. But if there are enemies within the walls, it is only a matter of time before that city falls. The enemy’s strategy is to find a way to bring in wrong thoughts into your mind, so that from within these thoughts begin to fight you. The enemy within is worse than the enemy without. The sin that bring down men often comes from the thoughts already lodged within their hearts.

Jesus said cleanse the inside of the cup first and the outside will take care of itself. The problem is what is within the heart of man. ‘As a man thinketh in his heart so is he.’ Thoughts lead to actions. Once a thought takes root in your mind, it is only a matter of time, before it becomes reality. So what do you do? Don’t give room to the devil. If you give him an inch, he becomes the ruler. If you allow him a foothold, he builds a strong hold. So don’t even allow the thought to dwell in the first place. Don’t expose yourself to the words or images you don’t want manifesting in your life. And if perhaps they flew in unconsciously into your mind, then the moment the thought pops up, declare war against it. The Bible says, ‘the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds, casting down imaginations, taking captive every though to the obedience of Christ.’

If the thought persists, plead the blood of Jesus over your mind, take authority over it and command it to be flushed out of you in the name of Jesus. If you don’t fight to uproot it early, you may find that the thought that started as a little fire can burn down what you have spent years to build. You have to be careful the things that enters into your mind. These strongholds of the mind are the root of sin in any man’s life. They are the things that control you from within, that guide your actions and decisions to commit sin, even when you are not conscious of it. The movie industry, music industry and media industry are mind-control industries. Be careful what you give access to through your eye gates and ear gates.

Christ is coming for a glorious Church without spot or wrinkle. So this is also the season of holiness for every true believer. Anyone who must be part of this victorious Church of the end time, must be holy and depart from sin. God says we should be holy even as He is holy. To command the devil and for him to obey you, there must be none of his property in your life. Sin must not be lurking anywhere in your life. The seven sons of Sceva tried to command the demonized man; but he said to them, ‘Jesus I know, Paul I know but who are you?’ and he fell upon them and tore their clothes and they ran away naked. Until you separate from sin, you are in no position to command the devil, because he is still your master. Jesus said a man that commits sin is the servant of sin. Only the righteous can exercise authority over the devil. This is why you must make sure your life is in line with the Word of God. Get rid of sin in your life because sin is a sinker. There is no small or big sin, there is no white or black lie. Sin is sin, and all sinners will have their part in the lake burning with sulphur and fire. Sin is a dangerous trap, it brings all sorts of evil into a man‘s life. Therefore flee from it.

PRAYER:  Lord, help me to keep my life covered by your light so that there will be no hiding place for sin at all in my life in Jesus’ name.

Quote

Letting down your guards exposes you to the attack of the enemy.

 – WORDBITE 222.

[ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK TRIUMPH OF LIGHT OVER DARKNESS]