FLEE
FAITHLESSNESS
BREAD
3 I will
set before my eyes no vile thing. The deeds of faithless men I hate; they will
not cling to me. Psalms 101:3 (NIV)
14 The
faithless will be fully repaid for their ways, and the good man rewarded for
his. Proverbs 14:14 (NIV)
14 “Return,
faithless people,” declares the Lord,
“for I am your husband.” Jeremiah 3:14
(NIV)
28 Furthermore,
since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave
them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. 29 They have become filled with
every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy,
murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, God-haters,
insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey
their parents; 31 they
are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless. 32 Although they know God's
righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only
continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them. Romans 1:28-32 (NIV)
14 Keep
reminding them of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about
words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen. 15 Do your best to present
yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and
who correctly handles the word of truth. 16 Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it
will become more and more ungodly. 17 Their teaching will spread like gangrene. Among them
are Hymenaeus and Philetus, 18 who have wandered away from the truth. They say that
the resurrection has already taken place, and they destroy the faith of some. 19 Nevertheless, God's solid
foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who
are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from
wickedness.” 2 Timothy 2:14-19 (NIV)
18 Flee
from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but
he who sins sexually sins against his own body. 19 Do you not know that your body
is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?
You are not your own; 20 you
were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body. 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 (NIV)
14 Therefore,
my dear friends, flee from idolatry. 1
Corinthians 10:14 (NIV)
7 I have
fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Now there is in store for me
the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to
me on that day--and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his
appearing. 2 Timothy 4:7-8 (NIV)
BUTTER
“Oh that
I may be roused out of my slumber, and be watchful and ready against the coming
of my Bridegroom...Even the wise virgins fell asleep. Let this be a warning to me, O Lord. Set thou a guard before my eyes, ears, and
other faculties, lest the world again should enter through these avenues of the
heart; if the spark be not speedily extinguished, it will soon break out into a
flame: thus sin is of a progressive
nature, and its venom spreads very quickly and very wide, unless it be stopped
and opposed in time. Watch, therefore,
over this unsteady heart of mine, O Thou Keeper of Israel; that as soon as it
begins to wander from Thee, I may be alarmed to flee from sin as from a
serpent. Give me grace to look upon
every hour as my last; so that being ever wisely upon my guard I may meet Thee with
joy when my time is run out, whenever it shall please Thee to call me hence.” K. H. Von Bogatzky
“There are two things to do about the gospel – believe it and behave it.” Susanna Wesley
“Love
for God and obedience to God are so completely involved in each other that any
one of them implies the other too.” F. F.
Bruce
“The
entertaining of any worldly lust, and indulgence of any known willful sin, is
an accursed thing, by which we are deprived of the power of God, and cannot
stand before our enemies. Behold,
therefore the severity of God, and be more earnest. Make all haste to flee from the lust of the
world, especially from the lust of the eye, which is the love of money. Examine thyself closely in other things, and
whatever sinful lust harbors in thy breast, be faithful to put it off, and flee
from it, else you must not wonder at your being so weak in spirit. He that does not resist the sinful motions of
his heart, will very easily give a loose to his hands and tongue; but he that
immediately subdues the inward corruptions, will certainly be preserved from
their breaking out in any sinful actions.
O Lord, deliver me from all accursed things, and keep my heart always
under thy closest inspection and discipline.
Amen.”
K. H. Von Bogatzky
HEART
SAVOR
- · My flesh falls into sin naturally but holiness must be pursued.
- · If Solomon and David could fall it is very foolish to think I can’t.
- · I am to guard my heart against falling being attentive to my own weaknesses.
