When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is present, hand this man over to Satan, so that the sinful nature may be destroyed and his spirit saved on the day of the Lord.
1 Corinthians 5:4-5
I remember thinking about this passage thinking it meant to put this man out of the church or at least out of a certain group membership so that he can come to grips to God's counsel. This passage and the rest in this chapter leads me to think that we are to expel these type of people because they will infect the other members of the body. But what struck my heart this morning was that we aren't to get rid of these people but the sin itself. We are to do everything possible to lead the man into a confrontation with the source of his sin, the devil's work in his life. Not all bad things come from the devil as we've been led to believe. A lot of times it's our own mistakes and lack of God's discernment that results in consequences, not punishment. So we are to usher people to examine their own hearts to see the source of their troubles. They need to see what the devil is doing in their lives and engage in spiritual warfare. Their sin must be handed over to Satan to be destroyed.
This scripture, "generational curses" & so many other thoughts on spiritual warfare can make your head spin but the bottom line of today's lesson is that we need to see our place in the Divine-human relationship. We can be distracted even when it comes to whose sin is it, mine or from the devil. I acknowledge there's always a human element to it and we create our own situations, our own consequences, helping the devil out at destruction. I need to careful identify and be aware of sin and the equipping God has provided to conquer it in His name.
Heavenly Father, thank You for blessing me with the discernment to acknowledge light from dark. But I know this isn't enough, I need the volition to will myself to be more like You and fight the good fight. Protect Your children's minds with Your grace and correction today. Thank You for such wonderful gifts. In the precious name of Christ Jesus I pray, Amen!
This scripture, "generational curses" & so many other thoughts on spiritual warfare can make your head spin but the bottom line of today's lesson is that we need to see our place in the Divine-human relationship. We can be distracted even when it comes to whose sin is it, mine or from the devil. I acknowledge there's always a human element to it and we create our own situations, our own consequences, helping the devil out at destruction. I need to careful identify and be aware of sin and the equipping God has provided to conquer it in His name.
Heavenly Father, thank You for blessing me with the discernment to acknowledge light from dark. But I know this isn't enough, I need the volition to will myself to be more like You and fight the good fight. Protect Your children's minds with Your grace and correction today. Thank You for such wonderful gifts. In the precious name of Christ Jesus I pray, Amen!
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