The Right Way To Obey God. Part [22] 01/18/2025 (Evening thought)

James 1:14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

With some persons, this is not a problem, since sexual drive and such feelings, do not phase them, for whatever reason and because of this, our struggles differ from person to person, just as our faces differ. Yet, whatever might be your issue, and whatsoever may be our struggle, God has called us to obey Him in all things, and therefore, any other gospel that makes provision for the flesh, or that compromises truth and God’s law, to accommodate what persons prefer to do, contrary to God’s revealed will, could never produce the kind of obedience God is looking for.

[Christ’s Object Lessons pp 411] The class represented by the foolish virgins are not hypocrites. They have a regard for the truth, they have advocated the truth, they are attracted to those who believe the truth; but they have not yielded themselves to the Holy Spirit's working. They have not fallen upon the Rock, Christ Jesus, and permitted their old nature to be broken up. They receive the word with readiness, but they fail of assimilating its principles. Its influence is not abiding.

The Spirit works upon man's heart, according to his desire and consent implanting in him a new nature; but the class represented by the foolish virgins have been content with a superficial work. They do not know God. They have not studied His character. “They come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as My people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them; for with their mouth, they show much love, but their heart goes after their covetousness.” Ezekiel 33:31. The apostle Paul points out that this will be the special characteristic of those who live just before Christ's second coming.

2nd Timothy 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!