Only When We Understand That It Is Impossible To Obey God’s Laws In Our Own Strength Will We Seek Divine Help But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. (1 Cor. 15:10) His Grace Will Lead Us Through - https://youtube/watch?v=TxpwGO1HA2M In the summary of the lesson today, the writer pointed to some very important statements from Ellen White. The Servant of the Lord reminded us that it’s impossible for us to obey the commandments of the Lord in our own strength. However, when our humanity is combined with divinity, we will get the strength required to live above temptations and obey the commandments of God. It is the strategy of Satan to make us believe that we cannot keep the laws of God. It is also his strategy to make us feel that we can do good without help from God. If we follow any of these idea we will definitely end of where Satan is…When Jesus walked this earth as a human being, He demonstrated that if we consistently rely on the Holy Spirit to take control of every single area of our lives then we will be able to live about sin. We must remember that Jesus clothed divinity with humanity. In human flesh he showed us that we can say no to fornication, stealing, bearing false witness, covetousness, murder, dishonoring parents, calling the Lords name in vein, having other gods, and breaking the Sabbath. There is no temptation that Satan can put before us that we do not have the power to overcome once the Holy Spirit is in control of every area of our lives. This morning the Lord is calling on us to continue to depend on Him. The Lord is reminding us that we have no power to stand up against the might forces of the devil. This is why the Lord, through the Apostle Paul, asks us to put all the whole armour of God. In Eph. 6:14-18 the Apostle Paul said, “Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;” Without truth, righteousness, preparation of the gospel of peace, faith, salvation, God’s Word and prayer we are never going to stand up against the wiles of the devil. I pray that we will continue to allow the Holy Spirit to take full control of our lives so that we can keep on the whole armour of God and gain the victory over our carnal nature. Our eternal destiny depends on gaining the victory over our carnal nature. This blessed hope of the second appearing of Christ needs to be presented often to the people, with its solemn realities; looking for the soon appearing of our Lord Jesus to come in his glory, will lead to the regarding of earthly things as emptiness and nothingness. All worldly honor or distinction is of no value, for the true believer lives above the world; his steps are advancing heavenward. He is a pilgrim and stranger. His citizenship is above. He is gathering the sunbeams of the righteousness of Christ into his soul, that he may be a burning and shining light in the moral darkness that has enshrouded the world. What vigorous faith, what lively hope, what fervent love, what holy, consecrated zeal for God is seen in him, and what a decided distinction between him and the world! Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Watch ye therefore, for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. Therefore be ye ready also; for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments. (Pamphlet: An Appeal To Our Ministers And Conference Committee, pg. 40 – Ellen G, White)
Posted on: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 11:00:57 +0000
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