Ge 4:7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
Sin is always around the corner, waiting to overtake you. But you have to be*smarter than sin. Sin is really dumb and predictable because it rarely comes at*you in a new way. It's usually the same old way every time. That same old late*night phone call, that same old song that you used to like, that same old place*you shouldn't go, that same old friend that you should have dropped, or that*same old relationship that keeps coming around. Sin is not very smart, but it*doesn't have to be when we are foolish. The bible says that we have to master*sin. That means that we have to master the art of avoidance! You can resist sin,*and it will leave you alone. Resist really means to not allow it to lay hold on you.*That means, before it gets to the point of no return, out smart it and escape.
The biggest mistake you can make is to make a mistake and think that you are*the way you were! A mistake cannot change you back into the old creature*because the Word says if you are in Christ, you are a "new creature" and "old*things" are gone! So even if you have a set back, you are not back! To master*sin, you must know that it has no victory over you and God has power over it!*Sure you may be tempted and you may have even stumbled, but that doesn't*mean it's over my friend. You cannot allow sin to have power over you in any*way. Remind the sin that it's defeated and keep moving forward. That's how*you master it. Don't give it the room that it's requesting and deny it the power*that it's trying to have over you. And when you get weak, ask God to have*mercy on you and to make a way for your escape! You'll find that with practice,*it will get easier to resist. Master sin, don't let it master you!*
Sin is always around the corner, waiting to overtake you. But you have to be*smarter than sin. Sin is really dumb and predictable because it rarely comes at*you in a new way. It's usually the same old way every time. That same old late*night phone call, that same old song that you used to like, that same old place*you shouldn't go, that same old friend that you should have dropped, or that*same old relationship that keeps coming around. Sin is not very smart, but it*doesn't have to be when we are foolish. The bible says that we have to master*sin. That means that we have to master the art of avoidance! You can resist sin,*and it will leave you alone. Resist really means to not allow it to lay hold on you.*That means, before it gets to the point of no return, out smart it and escape.
The biggest mistake you can make is to make a mistake and think that you are*the way you were! A mistake cannot change you back into the old creature*because the Word says if you are in Christ, you are a "new creature" and "old*things" are gone! So even if you have a set back, you are not back! To master*sin, you must know that it has no victory over you and God has power over it!*Sure you may be tempted and you may have even stumbled, but that doesn't*mean it's over my friend. You cannot allow sin to have power over you in any*way. Remind the sin that it's defeated and keep moving forward. That's how*you master it. Don't give it the room that it's requesting and deny it the power*that it's trying to have over you. And when you get weak, ask God to have*mercy on you and to make a way for your escape! You'll find that with practice,*it will get easier to resist. Master sin, don't let it master you!*
