TOPIC: DEAL WITH THAT WEAKNESS
MEMORISE: Matthew 5:29
“And if thy right eye
offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee
that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be
cast into hell.”
READ: Matthew 5:28-30 (KJV)
28. But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after
her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
29. And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from
thee; for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and
not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
30. And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee; for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Isaiah 44-48
MESSAGE:
When hunters
want to catch an eagle, they tie a big hen in a place where the eagle can
easily spot it. When the eagle is flying and it sees the hen, it rejoices, then
it flies down to pick the hen. Unknown to the eagle, the hen is tied down. When
the eagle carries the hen and attempts to fly with it, it pulls hard,
triggering a heavy basket that falls over, trapping it there until the hunter
comes. The hen is the eagle’s weakness; it cannot resist going for it, so the
hunters use that against it. This is the same way the devil traps Christians
who fail to deal with their weaknesses. That is why you need to discover and
deal with your weakness fast before it destroys you.
Dealing with
a weakness takes conscious painstaking effort. If your weakness for example is
money, you need to consciously resist any temptation to steal. After you have
resisted a few temptations to steal and it looks like you have gotten over that
weakness, don’t be deceived to relax; stay alert. Moses had one weakness and
that was anger. He seemed to have dealt with this weakness as the Bible
recorded that he was the meekest man on earth
“Now the man Moses was
very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.” – Numbers
12:3
When the
Bible says someone is meek, the fellow is really meek. However, he relaxed and
that same weakness that seemed to have been dealt with was what put him in
trouble (Numbers 20:8-12). Just like hunters, the devil is very patient. Once
he knows a person’s weakness, he will wait until the fellow relaxes, then
strike. David’s weakness was women and that brought a curse upon his lineage
such that up until today, the sword has not departed from Israel; the nation is
always involved in one war or the other (2 Samuel 12:10). Not dealing with your
weakness can bring generational consequences. Stay alert; deal with that
weakness and never take the devils bait.
ACTION POINT: Identify, resolve and deal with your
weaknesses.
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