Warriors Arise: November 13, 2023
Matthew 5: 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.
Seems a little harsh, don't you think? Why would Jesus go to such extremes?
In praying over this a few days ago, I don't believe Jesus literally wants them to pluck their eye out. However, I do believe He is wanting us to understand how important it is for us to keep our eyes from looking upon sin.
Have you heard, "Your eyes are the door to your soul?" Your soul is made up of your mind, will and emotions. If you eye continues to look upon sin, it begins to reason in your mind, "You can handle it. This won't hurt you. What would it matter if you watch this sleazy sitcom or movie? You aren't actually the one speaking profanity or in bed with the person. You're just watching. How is that sin?"
Once your mind begins to reason whether you can "handle" it, the battle has already begun. Many times we don't realize it. This is why people will give the excuse, "I fell into it." They didn't fall into sin. They didn't recognize the doorway to sin because they thought they could handle it.
When our mind has reasons, "I can hand this. It won't affect me." Then our will doesn't have its guard up. Our will comes into agreement without reasoning. If our mind reasoned, "I can handle it." Then our will doesn't have a reason to stand guard. It is tricked into thinking, "I can handle this."
Father, I pray You would reveal to me anything I have already reasoned in my mind to be ok for me to look upon that isn't. I want to clean out my eyes. I want to clean out my mind. I want to empower my will to leave sin behind. I pray for my eyes to be open to see the truth. I want to protect my eyes from looking upon sin or being entices to sin. I will to sit down with sin. I ask for Holy Spirit to show me where my thinking needs purified. I will get rid of it in Jesus' name amen.
A Warrior in the Lord’s Army,
Veridee Joy Hand
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