Psalm 19:14(NIV)
14 May these words of my mouth and this meditation of
my heart
be pleasing in your sight,
Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
be pleasing in your sight,
Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Robert Browning said, “Thought is the soul of the act.”
Emerson said, “Thought is the seat of action. The ancestor of every action is
thought.” If God destroyed the world once for its continually evil
imaginations, is it not reasonable to believe that all of the sin, lust, and
licentiousness that is rampant today grieves His heart just as it did in that
day? Many people dream of sin, imagine sin, and-if granted the
opportunity-would indulge in sin. All they lack is the occasion to sin. So, in
the sight of God, they are sinners as great as though they actually had
committed immorality. All transgressions begin with sinful thinking.
You who have come to Christ for a pure heart, guard against
the pictures of lewdness and sensuality which Satan flashes upon the screen of
your imagination, select with care the books you read, choose discerningly the
kind of entertainment you attend, the kind of associates with whom you mingle,
and the kind of environment in which you place yourself. You should no more
allow sinful imaginations to accumulate in your mind and soul than you would
let garbage collect in your living room.
Thought for today:
How do I filter the things I take in?
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