One Man’s Recovery, Another’s Prevention
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· 5 viewsOne of the things that the Bible is full of is other people’s mistakes and they are there so we can learn from theirs and make less of our own. King David’s life, his victories and mistakes, are on full display in God’s Word and a wise person may learn to graciously bounce back the way he does from them. More importantly, can we wisely be kept from the pain he experienced by listening to him tell us what it taught him?
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One Man’s Recovery, Another’s Prevention ()
One Man’s Recovery, Another’s Prevention ()
I. Would You Approach For An Appeal? ()
I. Would You Approach For An Appeal? ()
II. Can You Receive Clarity in the Consequences? ()
II. Can You Receive Clarity in the Consequences? ()
In David’s Prayer, we see what he misses most
The Clarity of Both David and His Son: It is worth noting that David teaches us the misery of unrepentant sin, while his son (Solomon) teaches us the meaninglessness of it in the first place
We waste our cancer if we treat sin as casually as before
We waste our cancer if we treat sin as casually as before
Are our besetting sins as attractive to us now as they were before we had cancer? If so we are wasting our cancer. Cancer is designed to destroy the appetite for sin. Pride, greed, lust, hatred, unforgiveness, impatience, laziness, procrastination—all these are the adversaries that cancer is meant to attack. Don’t just think of battling against cancer. Also think of battling with cancer. All these things are worse enemies than cancer. Don’t waste the power of cancer to crush these foes. Let the presence of eternity make the sins of time look as futile as they really are. “What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?” ().
Are our besetting sins as attractive to us now as they were before we had cancer? If so we are wasting our cancer. Cancer is designed to destroy the appetite for sin. Pride, greed, lust, hatred, unforgiveness, impatience, laziness, procrastination—all these are the adversaries that cancer is meant to attack. Don’t just think of battling against cancer. Also think of battling with cancer. All these things are worse enemies than cancer. Don’t waste the power of cancer to crush these foes. Let the presence of eternity make the sins of time look as futile as they really are. “What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?” ().
Are our besetting sins as attractive to us now as they were before we had cancer? If so we are wasting our cancer. Cancer is designed to destroy the appetite for sin. Pride, greed, lust, hatred, unforgiveness, impatience, laziness, procrastination—all these are the adversaries that cancer is meant to attack. Don’t just think of battling against cancer. Also think of battling with cancer. All these things are worse enemies than cancer. Don’t waste the power of cancer to crush these foes. Let the presence of eternity make the sins of time look as futile as they really are. “What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?” ().
III. Preaching as Prevention: Will You Find Joy in Lifting Your Voice? ()
III. Preaching as Prevention: Will You Find Joy in Lifting Your Voice? ()