An evil man is held captive by his own sins; they are ropes that catch and hold him.
Proverbs 5:22
We are told that an evil man is held captive by his own sins, his sins are ropes that catch and hold him. Sometimes, we think it is Satan or his evil spirits that are holding us captive; but this scripture tells us that it is our own sins that are like ropes that catch and hold us. So the question is, how can we avoid sin since it leads to bondage?
- Surrender our lives to Jesus
You see, human beings are born with a sinful nature (Psalm 51:5). The only way we can overcome evil in this life is to accept the free gift of salvation by surrendering our lives to Jesus, because He is the only One Who can save us from our sins:
And she will have a son, and you are to name Him Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”
Matthew 1:21 (NLT)
- Be transformed in our thinking
Once we accept Jesus Christ as our Saviour and we become born again, we should no longer conform to this world, but we must be transformed by the renewing of our mind. We renew our mind and develop a new way of thinking by reading and meditating on the Word of God:
Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
Romans 12:2 (NLT)
- Cultivate the fruit of the Spirit
Once we surrender our lives to Jesus Christ and begin to read His Word on a daily basis to transform our mind, we will then begin to develop the fruit of the Holy Spirit. As we rely on the Holy Spirit to help us on our journey, He begins to transform our thinking so that we are convicted anytime we get a temptation to do the evil things we used to do. He produces in us the desire to do good instead:
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!
Galatians 5:22-23
Prayer
Dear Lord, please help me to overcome every sin in my life so that it will not become a snare unto me in Jesus’ name, amen.
Events
Finding Your Purpose and Overcoming Limiting Mindset and Book Launch, Friday 27 October 2017
Breaking Free Deliverance Service every Tuesday
Breakthrough to Your Purpose Retreat 2017 from 1-3 December 2017
New Books for 2017
How to Stop the Negative Voices in your Head
God bless,
Blessing Theophilus-Israel
Spiritual Life Coach
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