October 28

 "His Voice Today"

October 28

🔸️ To be in union with God is the secret to overcome sin! 🔸️

In continuation of the prayer "don't let us (beyond what we can bear) yield to temptation", do you observe this prayer petition... "Rescue us from the evil one" (Matthew 6:13). The exposition for the word "rescue us" is "drag us towards You." So this prayer is "Deliver us from evil, drag us and to keep closer to You".

God and evil are powerful forces that pull us from different directions. That is why we pray, "Father, I feel much in my flesh the power to draw me towards evil. But You please don't let me go down that path! I too don't want to surrender myself to that evil. Lord, be gracious to drag me into your path."

If we want to live a life of victory over sin, the unquenchable longing and thirst for "I must be drawn closer to God" is very, very important!

For many Christians today, the golden promise that "sin shall no longer be your master" (Romans 6:14) is not fulfilled in their lives, because they do not have the unquenchable desire and thirst to 'set free from the grip of sin'! They would not have prayed even once...."Oh, my God! I am ready to pay at any cost.... You please free me from the grip of sin!" Because there is no 'unquenchable thirst' in their lives for deliverance from sin... That's it!

They are the ones who, when they suffer due to dangerous illness, cry out to God "because of that". But, alas ...! They do not realize that it is worse to sin than to be sick!! That's why there's no wonder, that they are drowning in the abyss of failure!!

God says, "If you seek Me with all your heart, you will find Me" (Jeremiah 29:13).

Prayer:

Our Heavenly Father! We know that the secret of victory is to be with You, who stand against sin! Give us the grace to cry out at You and to get closer to You vigourously! In the name of Lord Jesus, Amen.

Author:

 Brother Zac Poonen

Translated version of the Tamil "Family Meditation Book".

From:-

https://t.me/hisvoicetoday