Today we are going to study Staying On Track. And what that means is to not get off the Word of God. And let Him guide you all the way. We cannot let the pressures of life keep us down and unfocused. Jesus came that we might have life and have it more abundantly.
James 4:7 says therefore submit yourself to the Lord, resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands and purify your hearts. A doubleminded man is unstable in all his ways and should not think that he will receive anything from the Lord. God resists the proud. You can't think higher than you are. Only the Lord Jesus can bring you up to that place in Him to keep you stable.
It is very important to not get off track lest the devil deceive you and take you to places that seem alright for a while. But after awhile, you'll find out they were not God's plan for you. You can be in God's permissive will or His perfect will. And if you get in the permissive will, that's when the devil can attack you. It may seem right for a while but then you'll get attacked. The difference is in God's army you will have a battle, but He is always there to protect you.
And He lets the trials and tribulations of life to bring you back to where you need Him all the time. Unless you are washed by the blood you aren't saved. So be sure you have Jesus in your heart. The devil goes around like a lion seeking whom he may devour. And he is sly and you won't always know if it's him. He's a wolf in sheep's clothing. Do not be deceived, for God is not mocked. Whatever a man sows he will also reap.
Do not let anyone control you. For that is a demonic spirit. Be who you are. Examine yourself. Make sure you are Christ's. Don't try to be like anyone else. God did not make copies. You are a unique person and there is no one like you. He doesn't have a zerox machine. There's no such thing as a clone in God's Book.
I Cor. 3:16-17 You are the temple of God which is Holy. What you practice will be no matter if you're saved or not. So don't dabble in other stuff that's not God. It may seem right to start but will get you off track. Then you'll have to get back on track again. And to sway over to the left or right is harder to get back than staying on track. So let Him lead you by staying on the right track today. He loves you with an everlasting love no matter what you've done or what kind of sin that has been committed. He's no respecter or persons.
This is Lisa Patterson with the Good News that Jesus loves you today.
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