ALL THAT IS IN THE WORLD
Consider for a moment, every temptation, every trial, and all the suffering we experience falls into one of three categories. It all started back in the Garden with Adam and Eve. “And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat”, Genesis 3:6. There you have it, the struggles we all face; Good for food (lust of the flesh), pleasant to the eyes (lust of the eyes), and to make one wise (the pride of life).
I John 2:16 reinforces the notion that everything falls into either the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes or the pride of life. Think about it for a moment. What was the last test or trial that you went through? How does it relate to this? What was at stake? It should be easy to understand what is happening in your life when you begin categorizing the events. In order to do that, we must first do a word study, so that we can clearly understand the three categories.
Lust is a strong desire of any kind. Lust is not necessarily evil or immoral. The word desire is used in the following scriptures, Luke 22:15; Philippians 1″23; 1 Thessalonians 2:17; 1 Corinthians 14:1; 1 Peter 2:2. Review each scripture and see what strong desires are mentioned. Lust or strong desire becomes evil when it is inconsistent with the will of God.
Lust (strong desire) of the flesh is a craving for sensual gratification, relating to the five senses.
Lust (strong desire) of the eyes is greedy longings of the mind.
Pride (excessive self esteem) of life is assurance is one’s own resources, and stability of earthly things.
To be continued
Yours in Christ Jesus
Rosita
