APRIL
23 2026 Insatiable Desires
So deceptive is lust that people are blind to the deadly effect it has on them. They cannot even see what they are doing to themselves. Even Eve was tempted by lust (self-love) when she saw that the forbidden fruit was pleasing to her eyes, and something desired to make her wise. Her lust, the desire to please herself, led her astray. She gave into the deception satan whispered in her ear. She thought God was holding out on her. She believed the lie that there was something better for her than what God had already given her. This is the lie which everyone believes who commits adultery, or pursues fornication, or practices “uncleanness” (defined by God as abominable, unnatural sexual acts: same gender relations for instance), or who steals from their neighbor, or who hoards material possessions for their own ego, glory, and pride. Those who follow their own lusts are like dogs who return to their own vomit and who feed on that vomit, and wonder why they can never be satisfied.
This
present age is as corrupt as Sodom and Gomorrah, whom God destroyed
because of their pride and lust. The thoughts of men are only evil
continually. Men and women are consumed with themselves, and with
what they can get. Lot was vexed in his soul and in his mind by the
corruption he saw in Sodom, but God knows how to deliver the
righteous out of temptation. We must fill our eyes, mind, and heart
with the pure word of God, and then we will be victorious in every
situation, in every time of temptation. God will always make a way of
escape for us. Let us flee lust, and seek after godliness,
righteousness, peace, and truth.
Many have turned away from God, because they are slaves to their desires. It is hard, especially for those who have long been held captive by lust, to break free, but Jesus remains the only answer. If you're not married, you shouldn't even think about sex, as difficult as that may be in today's world. If you don't have everything you want, learn to be content with what you have, as hard as that may seem sometimes. For covetousness is as much a lust as is fornication, and both end up in insatiable longings which are never fulfilled.
--excerpt from my book "Kingdom Reality"
So deceptive is lust that people are blind to the deadly effect it has on them. They cannot even see what they are doing to themselves. Even Eve was tempted by lust (self-love) when she saw that the forbidden fruit was pleasing to her eyes, and something desired to make her wise. Her lust, the desire to please herself, led her astray. She gave into the deception satan whispered in her ear. She thought God was holding out on her. She believed the lie that there was something better for her than what God had already given her. This is the lie which everyone believes who commits adultery, or pursues fornication, or practices “uncleanness” (defined by God as abominable, unnatural sexual acts: same gender relations for instance), or who steals from their neighbor, or who hoards material possessions for their own ego, glory, and pride. Those who follow their own lusts are like dogs who return to their own vomit and who feed on that vomit, and wonder why they can never be satisfied.
Many have turned away from God, because they are slaves to their desires. It is hard, especially for those who have long been held captive by lust, to break free, but Jesus remains the only answer. If you're not married, you shouldn't even think about sex, as difficult as that may be in today's world. If you don't have everything you want, learn to be content with what you have, as hard as that may seem sometimes. For covetousness is as much a lust as is fornication, and both end up in insatiable longings which are never fulfilled.
--excerpt from my book "Kingdom Reality"
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