Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ! Here is the word for your meditation and prayer! I just want to share a message titled: "DON'T BE SELFISH" I just want to quickly mention that in life many people always exhibit a selfish spirit.
But the scripture says, " Love does not insist on its own way" ( 1 Corinthians 13:5). The Bible also says, "..............He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal" ( John 12:23-25).
Did you know that selfishness is the greatest single enemy of a happy marriage. Selfishness is the root of all other sins. When I am at the center of my world, I am out of place and my world is out of balance. The tremors that follow will not stop until they have destroyed something - my marriage, my job, my sanity.
Selfishness is a natural sin. It comes easy. Selfishness is when I pout or sulk when things don't work out my way.
All men are egocentric at the core. The law of man's fallen nature is that he shall strive to make himself the center of the universe.
We are driven to seek security by trying to reach self - sufficiency. When Eve sinned in the Garden she believed that if she would eat the forbidden fruit she would " be like God knowing good and evil" ( Genesis 3:16).
Satan tempts us the same way today through three aspects of self - centeredness.
The Bible in 1 John 2:15-16 says, " Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world." ( KJV).
The lust of flesh says, " I want it!" The lust of the eyes says, " It is so pretty! " The pride of life says, " It will make me intelligent!"
Pride and lust are forms of selfishness. They have always been Satan's most effective tools.
Most of the time what we feel and think is right, isn't.
In fact, we often make wise decisions by determining first what we feel and think is right, and then reversing it.
It is like a man caught in a tide carrying him out to sea. The obvious thing to do is swim hard for shore. The reverse -relax, stay afloat, and let the tide carry you - seems quite illogical.
Regardless of how unreasonable it sounds, it's the best thing to do. By the way even the things of God are illogical and unreasonable at times, but you just have to believe and do as the word says.
The Bible also says, " We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him " ( NIV). His power enables me to triumph over desires of the flesh.
I am no longer enslaved; I am free, alive and victorious. As I commit sin, I become a slave of Satan.
In John 8:34 says, " Jesus replied, " I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin ( NIV). And you know slaves don't have rights; they cannot free themselves. Like flies caught on sticky paper, they will die unless an outsider freed them. The only outsider capable of saving me from sin is Jesus Christ.
When I accept his blood to cover my sins, I am free. I am still a slave, but now I am a slave to Christ. You say, " I don't want to be a slave to anybody!" Do you realize there are only two masters - Satan and Christ. And since no one can serve two masters, you must choose one. ( Matthew 6:24).
The concept of absolute freedom is a satanic trick, Satan allows us to think we are "absolutely free" but we are slaves to self.
Families and marriages are happier when their members serve the right master.
To be a husband or wife according to God's plan means servant hood.
Selfishness is never satisfied. The more it gets, the more it wants.
King Solomon began his reign as a man of God, full of wisdom and splendour.
Unfortunately, he watered down his faithfulness to God with self - serving allegiances:many wives and concubines, gold, and riches- much of which came from heavy taxation of his people.
Toward the end of his life Solomon looked back on his accumulated wealth and said: " Meaningless! Meaningless! " says the Teacher. " Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless. " What does man gain from all his labor at which he toils under the sun? ( Ecclesiastes 1:2-3 NIV).
He had quenched every physical appetite, but it was in vain. His Father, King David allowed his lust for a woman to lead him to adultery.
His cover-up tactics didn't work, so he killed her innocent husband ( 2 Samuel 11).
David later repented of this sin that was ever before in ( Psalm 51).
But the effect of his sin spread to his children and the whole nation of Israel.
Selfishness and lust can affect many other people's lives, including your entire generation. Selfishness is very destructive and retrogressive.
Many people possess a selfish spirit and need to be set free.
Repent today from your selfish spirit and be delivered in the name of Jesus- Amen!
May God richly bless you!
Evangelist Fanuel Masikati
Email:divinerevelations7@gmail.com
Cell:263778495363
