OVERCOMING TEMPTATIONS 2
KJV:And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.
KJV:And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
KJV:And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
KJV:And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house.
KJV:And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
KJV:And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.
KJV:And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.
KJV:And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.
KJV:But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
KJV:And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house?
KJV:And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.
KJV:And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to day also, and to morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow.
KJV:And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.
KJV:And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
KJV:And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.
KJV:And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.
KJV:And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
KJV:Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
KJV:And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,
KJV:And if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?
KJV:Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
KJV:So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for.
KJV:And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.
KJV:And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king's servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
KJV:Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.
KJV:And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.
KJV:And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord. Gen 11:1-27
Good morning dear reader. I hope you had an amazing and peaceful night rest. I wish you a happy, new and exciting month of November. In the first part of this series we dwelt on what temptation is and what the purpose of temptation in the life of a believer is. If you have not read the first part of this series please do so. This morning we will be looking at how or the necessary tools Christ has given us for us to overcome every kind of temptations or trials.
Firstly what are the tools that we have been given as believers to enable us overcome every kind of temptation.
1. The word of God
2. The Holy Spirit
3. Gift of speaking in tongues
4. Prayers
5. The right mindset.
We are going to looking at each of this non-exhaustive list carefully.
1. The word of God :
This is one very effective and powerful tool that God has given us as believers to live victoriously. But so many Christians do not know the effectiveness and efficacy of the word. The word isn't just to be read, it is meant to be studied and put into practice. Scriptures says, Jesus speaking, you have been cleansed by the word which I spake unto you. We read the word and it doesn't speak to our spirit man. We read the word and remain as we were, sometimes even worse off. Y?, because we don't study it. Scripture says faith cometh by hearing, hearing by the word of God. Look at Jesus' temptation, how did he overcome by speaking the word. But I will also like to point put that even the devil quoted scripture but he twisted the meaning of scripture. That tells you that you don't only have to study you should study to point where if an angel misconstrues scripture you will know. These days there are a lot of pastors, men of God who twist scripture to their own benefit and make some of us do things we won't normally do. Kenneth Copeland said in his early years as a Christain that he knew he had to cleanse his mind of a lot of junks, so he was always listening to the sermons, messages, so his mind would be saturated and filled with the word. Brother/ sister do you wish to live a victorious life, then get to work studying his word. Pastor Chris oyakhilome would say, "all things you would need in your life are wrapped up in the word, go for the word."
2. The gift of speaking in tongues:
If there is any gift of the Spirit I am always very excited about, it is this one. Not that it is my favourite but because of it's plentiful benefits. Let me share a story with you. A young man struggled with the sin of lust, he so desperately wanted to be free from the grip of that disgusting spirit. So he read one of bishop David Oyedepo's book "walking in the newness of life". I recommend that book for everyone. And the bishop said in that book that when he feel the urge to sin, get on your and blast in tongues until that urge dies down. And so the young man did so every time he felt the urge. His besetting sin for over 10 years was abated. My brother you have a powerful tool. Use it.
I hope you have been blessed by today's writeup. Join us again on Friday as we look at the part 3 of this series. Please read, be blessed, comment and share to your friends and groups on any social network available in your country.
Today been a new month, I decree upon your life, God's favour will never cease to follow you, his mercy and grace continually rests upon you. Every device of the devil that has worked against you prior to this time is destroyed NOW!!! in the name of Jesus.
Finally today been my birthday. I implore all my readers the world over to pray for me that God's grace upon my life will never be a waste and that anything that will prevent me from growing in his grace will never locate me. Thank you and God bless. Shalom
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