Good day! I’m Duane Matz and this is Today’s Living Word.
Job 15:12 Why does your heart carry you away, And what do
your eyes wink at,
Job’s friend (Eliphaz) asks what I consider to be a couple of
challenging questions for professing Christians!
Question #1: Why does your heart carry you away? In other
words, “Why do you let your emotions trump God’s Word.
Question # 2: “What do your eyes wink at? In other words, what sins do you take lightly?” For that
matter, “what sins are winked at by the church?”
Let’s start with the first question, “why does your heart
carry you away? Easy answer Jer 17:9 "The heart is deceitful above all
things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it?
Don’t trust your heart for anything in life! Always run it
through the Word of God!
The young business man was on a flight and found himself
sitting next to a pretty young woman. They struck up a conversation and both
hit it off! They clicked. And even
before the plane landed the young man already knew he would start divorce
proceedings and leave his wife and kids behind. He said, “It Feels so right.”
Oh that he would understand that the grass that appears to be
greener on the other side of the fence is really nothing but the silage of the
devil! And it sours everyone and every thing. God HATES DIVORCE!
As I was preparing this message, I went on the internet to
find the old Barbara Mandel song, “If Loving You Is Wrong, I Don’t Wanna Be
Right.” This song (just as the title suggests) served as an invitation to
promiscuity.
What I found extremely interesting, is that it was written
for a group called, (Are you ready for this?)…The Emotions.
You just can’t make this stuff up.
You can’t make this up either! According to 1 Cor 6:9
adulterers will not inherit the kingdom of God!
So is there any hope for this young business man?
Of course there is, . Just like there is hope for you and me.
Jesus paid for all our sins. He wants us to repent and believe the Gospel.
Emotions are a gift from God, express them! Welcome godly
sorrow over your sin! It’s a gift that will push you toward saving Faith in Jesus.
I’m Duane Matz and that’s Today’s Living Word.
