THE DETESTABLES
We begin a new week of Devotionals focused on Rejection of Gossip, Slander, Lies and Discord. Sounds salacious, right? In these next 7 days allow your hearts to be ministered to by these challenging devotionals and make it your aim to commit this scripture to memory and to live by it!
SCRIPTURE: “These six things the Lord hates, yes, seven are an abomination to Him: a proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift in running to evil, a false witness who speaks lies, and one who sows discord among brethren." Proverbs 6:16-19
Many baby boomers like me tuned in weeknights during our “wonder years” to watch Eliot Ness and his crew in “The Untouchables” do battle with the mobsters of the 1920s. I enjoyed revisiting the takedown of the same “nogoodniks” when Kevin Costner and Robert DeNiro were cast as Ness and Al Capone, respectively, in the movie version of 1987. These notorious thugs were relentless, but Ness and his crew were more so! (Relentless, I mean). In these screen depictions of actual conflicts, some battles were lost, but in the end they always got their man! The law enforcers won the war—at least the one contained within that screen drama.
So it is in OUR ongoing battles with things God deems detestable! Our battles, though episodic, are sure to resurface until we learn to consistently master them by the Spirit’s enabling power working in and through us [Galatians 5:16]. What He has said He WILL do; ALL of His words are true [Numbers 23:19; John 17:17]!
We are not to dabble in, let alone embrace, any behaviors or heart attitudes cited in today’s scripture reference! In light of God’s truth in 1 John 4:4, when it comes to the sinful practices revealed above and throughout His Word, our objective as kingdom people bought with the precious blood of Jesus must decidedly be to win every battle! Surely, when His Spirit indwells a soul, he or she immediately recognizes when the enemy rears up-- be it the flesh, the evil world system, or the devil [Romans 8:9]. We are commanded to subject thoughts of responding in the flesh then and there to the “obedience of Christ” [2 Corinthians 10:5]!
Why would a King’s kid ever choose for even a moment to engage in life wearing the behavioral apparel of the enemy, being a walking advertisement for the evil one, and belying his or her calling to walk in the Spirit? Praise the Lord for the victories He has ALREADY WON for us; all we need do is WALK in THEM! HALLELUIAH!
PRAYER: Dear Father, help us to STOP being spiritual paupers in our daily lives. You’ve given us every spiritual weapon necessary to soundly defeat every spiritual enemy. Help us to consistently and uncompromisingly walk in the victory over our flesh, the world, and the archenemy of our soul! Thank You, Abba—in Jesus’ almighty name, AMEN!
By Sis. Denise Diggs
So it is in OUR ongoing battles with things God deems detestable! Our battles, though episodic, are sure to resurface until we learn to consistently master them by the Spirit’s enabling power working in and through us [Galatians 5:16]. What He has said He WILL do; ALL of His words are true [Numbers 23:19; John 17:17]!
We are not to dabble in, let alone embrace, any behaviors or heart attitudes cited in today’s scripture reference! In light of God’s truth in 1 John 4:4, when it comes to the sinful practices revealed above and throughout His Word, our objective as kingdom people bought with the precious blood of Jesus must decidedly be to win every battle! Surely, when His Spirit indwells a soul, he or she immediately recognizes when the enemy rears up-- be it the flesh, the evil world system, or the devil [Romans 8:9]. We are commanded to subject thoughts of responding in the flesh then and there to the “obedience of Christ” [2 Corinthians 10:5]!
Why would a King’s kid ever choose for even a moment to engage in life wearing the behavioral apparel of the enemy, being a walking advertisement for the evil one, and belying his or her calling to walk in the Spirit? Praise the Lord for the victories He has ALREADY WON for us; all we need do is WALK in THEM! HALLELUIAH!
PRAYER: Dear Father, help us to STOP being spiritual paupers in our daily lives. You’ve given us every spiritual weapon necessary to soundly defeat every spiritual enemy. Help us to consistently and uncompromisingly walk in the victory over our flesh, the world, and the archenemy of our soul! Thank You, Abba—in Jesus’ almighty name, AMEN!
By Sis. Denise Diggs
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2024
January
Gratitude Mixed with Faith Should Equal ObedienceGrace Comes In God’s TimingGOD USES WHOM HE CHOOSESSeeing What God Sees to Get What God HasA Life Verse That Is Good for Every YearSeeing Things as God Sees ThemThree QuestionsDon’t Worry About the FutureForgiveness Is Our Daily CelebrationPeace When We Do RightGod’s True Children Certainly Should KnowRegret In Missed OpportunitiesThe Attitude of Delight Is RightMeditation Deprivation Is EvidentARE YOU A DISCIPLE OR JUST A CONVERT?An Anchored Soul Won’t QuitGod Wants to Be BelievedFinding God in Our PainI Must Be About God’s WordWhat the Wondrous Word of God Can Do in a Willing ServantSeeing Things God’s WayGetting Along for Jesus SakeMeditating Brings Us Success In The Christian LifeThe State of Mind That Pleases GodPraised By the RaisedHaving the Right Knowledge for Real FaithWhose Mind Do You Think With?All My Heart & All My WaysWise with the Lord’s TimeNo Shame About What God Has SaidPrayer Is A Conversation
February
DEEP ARMOR FOR THE STEEP CLIMBDressed in the Whole Armor of God for Spiritual WarfareGRAB THAT ARMORSUNDAY MORNING PRAYER WITH PASTOR WAYNE COCKRELLIn My Dressing Room (Putting on the Armor of God)Armored for Any WeatherTruth is Foundation for Our FaithA Work in Progress and A Mouth in TrainingREJECTION OF GOSSIP, SLANDER, LIES, AND DISCORD: THE PERFECTING OF 'FEBRUARY'THE DETESTABLESSUNDAY MORNING PRAYER WITH PASTOR WAYNE COCKRELLIf the Lord Hates It, We Should TooThe Offense Ward of the Sin HospitalSpilling the TeaWe are in ChristLet us Do BetterSpread Love, Not GossipSUNDAY MORNING PRAYER WITH PASTOR WAYNE COCKRELLThe GREATEST THRILL: Being SPIRIT - FilledTHE HOLY SPIRIT'S CONTROLA Drunken SpiritLookin’ Like Our DaddyFermented or Fresh; How is Your Fruit?We Have it AllSUNDAY MORNING PRAYER WITH PASTOR WAYNE COCKRELLJESUS’ LOVE MANDATEHIS Walk, Our Hopethe greatest gift of allTo Love Like Christ
March
LOVE x LOVELove is CommitmentSUNDAY MORNING PRAYER with Pastor CockrellTHE HIGHEST DEBT OF LOVEPREVAILING IN LOVE, AND IN THE LIGHT OF THE PROMISEReturn Your Love to METhe Loveless ChurchWhat Do You Want First: the Good News or the Bad News?POSITIVE FRICTION THAT MAKES US BETTERSUNDAY MORNING PRAYER with Pastor Wayne CockrellHis Love Versus My FearsJESUS LOVES YOUBe Surrendered to 'Love'Victory Over Fear: Life’s Small LessonsJesus, Our VictoryTRUST CHRIST, BANISH FEARSUNDAY MORNING PRAYER with Pastor Wayne CockrellHarmony and Discord Aren’t FriendsHOLY PARAMETERSBlinded by HateACT or REACTRESISTING ANGER AND HATE IN CONFLICTPeculiar PeopleSUNDAY MORNING PRAYER with Pastor Wayne CockrellONWARD & UPWARDHow To Fall ForwardThe Front Windshield is Much Bigger than the Rearview MirrorONE THING TO DOLooking Back Will Have You SaltyGreat Cloud of WitnessesSUNDAY MORNING PRAYER with Pastor Wayne Cockrell
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Amen. Thank you Sister Denise for the Word!!!
Amen and Amen my sister!
Yes, Lord! Help us to always be mindful we are not our own; we’ve been bought with the price of our Savior’s precious blood. Thank you, Sis Denise!
Yes and Amen that the victory is already won!!
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