GUARD YOUR THOUGHTS FROM EVIL: Holiness Revival Movement Worldwide

Y PASTOR PAUL RIKA 
(Int'l Director Of Holiness Revival Movement Worldwide) 

DATE: 
TUESDAY JULY 30, 2019 

TEXT: 
EPHESIANS 4:22-24 

KEY VERSE:  
Romans 12:2  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by  the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove  what is that good, and  acceptable, and perfect,  will of God. 

Genesis  3:3-4 But of  the fruit of the tree  which is in the midst of  the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of  it, neither shall ye touch  it, lest ye die. And the  serpent said unto the  woman, Ye shall not surely die. 

Adam was morally  perfect but he still had  his own thoughts. Eve was morally perfect but she still had her own thoughts too, and they both thought it wrongly. They  needed more glory, more  honor and more power. That was a wrong  thought and it gave  Satan a vital opening to  prevail over them.

“You will be like God,”  and that was where they  missed it. So people who  fell, either in personal  life or ministry, fell as a  result of the seed of  deceit that Satan planted in their mind. We  have people who have  been leaders since the beginning of this  ministry and they are  still here. But what  about those that have left? 

Something went wrong with them. They failed. What went wrong?  Satan! Because they didn't order their lives  well Satan took  advantage of them. That is why the Bible says you should not give the devil  a place, lest Satan takes  advantage  of  you.  

Don't give him a place;  let him not take  advantage of you; don't  miss your way. The word  of God, prayer and  wisdom will take you to heaven. If I see you in  heaven, I will know that  you used these three  things well. Praise  the  Lord!  

If you too see me in  heaven, you will know  that I have used these  three things well. The  Christian life is  comparable to the  physical life of a living  thing, like a man on  earth. The principles  are  similar. Life must first  be formed then it grows  by nourishment and is  established by protective  care.  

The basic principles of growth in the physical life is eating and drinking liquid for preservation, then  protective care.  Therefore, food, water  and wisdom are essential  to grow and establish in  the physical life. 

Similarly, the word of  God, prayer and wisdom  are essential for a  successful Christian life,  and when a Christian life is successful the  Christian  ministry  will  be successful; for like begat like. 

Thought for the day:
Guard your heart  diligently for out of it are the issues of life.  

Song for the day:
Create in me a clean heart, O Lord, and renew a right Spirit within me (2x) 

Bible reading for the day:
Psalm 59-61; Acts 28:16-31