April 25, 2017 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

Judgment of ‘Splash-Over’ Sin (part b)

#3b of the 3 Part Series, ‘Talking about sin’

This is my last article on sin’s influence on our lives. We often take sin too lightly. Its effect on our lives, decisions, and possessions are incredible, not to mention its impact on our faith.

Sin actually cancels the operation of our faith’s ability to serve God. Sin can cause our faith to be ineffective and useless. Instead of focusing on the will of God, we are placed in a state of low self-esteem and a dangerous place of ‘no-confidence’ in performing God’s requests for our lives. Sin takes away everything that God wants for us.

This is why we must find forgiveness and always be in a state of humbleness and repentance. We are nothing without God and everything with God. So often we also allow other people’s sin to rule over what we do and who we are. What a mistake!

We must be able to say with Christ that Satan has no part in our lives and man has no dominion over our lives. We must be free of sin’s strongholds and manipulation.

I hate this saying, “It is what it is.” This is a terrible statement for Christians to say. That statement affirms the belief that you can do nothing—that God is not involved in circumstances of this life and that things must continue as they presently are. What a lie from the devil!

Nineveh found freedom from God’s judgment by responding to the preaching of Jonah. Jerusalem rejected the message of Jesus and John the Baptist and was destroyed in 70 A.D. Jericho after being destroyed could not rebuild because of the words of judgment proclaimed over it by Joshua.

The Book of Revelation speaks about the world’s population fighting against the Church of Christ and hating that the Church has rule over them. We must, and very quickly, begin to exercise God’s judgment over sin that has taken hold of the world. It is time church to speak, exercise, and bring about the judgment of God over His creation. Sin should not be the final say to what goes on around us, nor should we consider the redemption of Christ so weak that it does not reign over all sin—its influence, power, and dominion. Speak the truth of Christ in faith and judgment.

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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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