DON'T BLAME GOD

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  DON’T BLAME GOD James 1:12-20 Devotional:- “And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, "God is tempting me." God is never tempted to do wrong, and he never tempts anyone else” (V. 13) NLT Today, there is so much confusion the enemy places in the heart of men to make them feel that God hate them. So, when people are under the pressure of the flesh to sin, they say “God is tempting me”. When people are weak, they are going to face temptation through their flesh. It wil be wrong to say God is tempting you with sickness or troubles. Yes, God knows about it but He only allows it when we have been warned repeatedly and we refuse to change. He disciplines, but it is necessary for us to know that God is not the author of evil, that is the work of the devil (Hebrews 12:6; Matthew 4:24).  There is a difference between a test and temptation. To test means to examine or observe if someone is capable of doing something. To tempt means to entice or lure someone into doing some...

FEAR GOD

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FEAR GOD 

Scripture Reading: Psalms 25:10-15
Devotional:- “He himself shall dwell in prosperity, And his descendants shall inherit the earth” (V. 13) NKJV


    The fear of the Lord is the foundation for any relationship with God. This is because God is the source of all blessings (James 1:17). It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich (Proverbs 10:22). It is God that gives power to get wealth (Deuteronomy 8:18). It is God that gives wisdom for wealth (Isaiah 48:17-18). It is God that gives durable riches (Proverbs 8:18). So, as a child of God, we cannot put God aside when we are thinking about money. Unbeliever can make money without God, but we know the end of ungodly riches (Psalms 37:36-37).
The way to access God and all His goodness is to fear the Lord. To fear the Lord is to shun evil (Job 28:28). God and sin are not friendly. The fear of God is wisdom (Proverbs 9:10). To fear the Lord, we must not give ourselves to all kinds of sinful approaches people employ today to make money. We must learn the way of godly wealth. We cannot be living in sin and expect the grace of God to be with us (Romans 6:1). So, in our quest for financial freedom, we must be careful not to be carefree like the worldly people, so that we don't end like them. It is the fear of the Lord that will help us to live in right financial attitude. 

What any of us may be going through is for the purpose of God to help us repent of our wrong attitude and change for better (Deuteronomy 8:2-3). When our attitude is right our finances will be right (Luke 16:10-12). So always keep it in mind that your challenges is for the purpose of developing the right attitude in you (Hebrews 5;8). The earlier we humble ourselves in the fear of God to learn what God is teaching us the better (Psalm 25:9). Peace.

PRAYER: Plant in me the spirit of the fear of the Lord.

“THE FEAR OF GOD DIFFERENTIATE GODLY AND UNGODLY BLESSINGS”

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