The devil did not tempt Adam & Eve to steal, lie, kill, or even commit adultery. He just tempted them to live independently of God – B. Jones Sr.
The book of Judges is a testimony against God’s people who tried to live without Him. OUCH!
It’s an amazing truth that often we at times look at our lives as religious or faithful based on the “sins” we don’t or didn’t commit. But this is the same type of legalistic pride that Jesus condemned in the religious leaders of His day, who were zealous for the laws of man over the commands of God. Though we are obedient to the commands of God, they are not our motivation or purpose for living, it is our passionate love and zeal for God and continual communion with Him in every detail of life. If there is any truth to Paul’s statement, “for in Him we live and move and have our being,” then we must realize that living independent of God and His word even without committing the “sins” of life means certain death. It’s always been about the relationship.
Until tomorrow…..
Pastor Botts
“I am the vine, you are the branches…..apart from me you can do nothing.” – John 15:5
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