Cgeneration devotional

How can we deal with the Lust of the Flesh?

1 Timothy‬ ‭6:6‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“But godliness with contentment is great gain.”

King Solomon was obsessed with foreign pagan women and they turned his heart away from the Lord. But how did Solomon get to this point?

Proverbs‬ ‭25:28‬ ‭ERV‬‬

“People who cannot control themselves are like cities without walls to protect them.”

Samson was a man born as a Nazirite and a Nazirite is a person consecrated to the service of God and because of that, he was meant to abstain from things that were unholy. Unfortunately, Samson was notorious for having affairs with pagan women who didn’t know God. Why did he keep falling into this temptation even though he knew God’s commandments?

Proverbs 16 vs 27 (The Living Bible) ‘Idle hands are the devil’s workshop; idle lips are his mouthpiece.’

‭‭1 John‬ ‭2:16‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.”

James‬ ‭1:15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.”

1 Peter‬ ‭5:8‬ ‭CEV‬‬

“Be on your guard and stay awake. Your enemy, the devil, is like a roaring lion, sneaking around to find someone to attack.”

How does Temptation become Sin? James‬ ‭1:14‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ says

“But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed.”