Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Lord, will this battle within my soul ever end? Since placing my faith in You, Jesus, my real life is found in You. I am a new person on the inside, and I have no desire to go back to my former ways, doing my own thing, making foolish choices that led to disappointment and emotional pains. I know my life’ journey with You is a work in progress, but why, Lord, do some sins refuse to let go of my soul? This has been age-old conflict since the Garden. The Apostle Paul reminded the Colossians believers that God patiently waits to help them overcome these nagging sins, but they must make the first move and choose to “put these sins that so easily ensnare us to death” {Colossians 3:2–5; Hebrews 12:1).
These early believers belonged to God, forgiven and redeemed by Jesus’ cross. The shameful sins they struggled with then still nag at believers today: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, greed, idolatry. Does that list sound familiar? The same sins hound believers today. Scripture says, “these earthly things lurk within us” (Colossians 3:5) and we’re to use our power of choice: continue to entertain these earthly sins, or say enough is enough, and choose God’s help to put these sins down for good. I pray we choose the latter.
Lord, we choose Your help today. Strengthen our resolve to “put to death these earthly things.” Amen
THANKFUL 
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