A weekday morning devotional series written by Aaron Marcarelli and hosted by Chad McBeam
“You have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not murder,’ and ‘Whoever commits murder shall be answerable to the court.’ But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be answerable to the court; and whoever says to his brother, ‘You good-for-nothing,’ shall be answerable to the supreme court; and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell.”
Matthew 5:21-22 NASB2020
These are strong words from Jesus. We have all thought bad things that we are ashamed of and we have even wished harm upon others. By doing so we are guilty of sin, and sinners go to hell.
If even our thoughts betray and condemn us who then has a chance? No one has a chance on our own, it is only through the power of the Holy Spirit that we can take every thought captive. As Paul states in 2nd Corinthians 10: 3-5; “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage battle according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying arguments and all arrogance raised against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ,”
Therefore, we must seek God always and in all things. We must allow the Holy Spirit to permeate every corner and nook and cranny of our lives. Nothing we think, do, or say should be done without consulting the Holy Spirit. That is how we have victory over sin. It is only through the power of the Holy Spirit. God through Christ has already won the war, he has already won the battles we are fighting all we have to do is trust and seek His good and pleasing and perfect will.
Lord we thank you for Jesus and his atoning sacrifice that saved us from our sins that damned us to eternal turmoil. Thank you that we have the remission of sin and thank you for leaving us the awesome power of The Holy Spirit. Give us strength to endure the slings, arrows, grenades, bombs and missiles the evil one throws at us. Help us to keep our eyes focused on You always, we can take every thought captive so that the weapons of the evil one can not prosper. We pray all these things in Jesus name Amen…
Shalom Blessings and Press In and Press On!