Proverbs 25:28 (ESV)
A man without self-control
is like a city
broken into and left without walls.
It really was a senseless thing to do. The young man had so
much promise. Then he committed the terrible mistake that took his life in an
accidental overdose. His friend, stumbling for words, mumbled, "It was so
foolish, so very foolish." More lives are ruined by foolishness than by
any other destructive force.
In ancient times a city that had no walls could never last
long because it was prey to any enemy. A human being without self-control is
equally defenseless.
Self-control is necessary because
there are many forces imposed on us in our world that aim
to push us
in the wrong
direction.
many forces within our own hearts aim to push us in the
wrong direction.
no one else will make our decisions for us.
Self-control must come from within. Therefore the growing
Christian heart needs to develop an ability to discern right from wrong and
good from evil, and at the same time it needs to develop strength and courage
to choose the right and the good.
Galatians 5 tells us that the development of self-control
is so crucial and difficult for us that it can come from no other source than
the work of God's Holy Spirit within us. When you see self-control, you are
seeing the Spirit's work!
Dear Lord, I face dangers and temptations every day. Give
me today the strength of Your Spirit, that I may choose the right and turn away
from wrong. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
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