When the children of Israel finally entered the promised land, they soon discovered that there were three major gods that the Canaanites worshipped. A study of these three major gods unveils the fact that these three major gods of the Canaanites are representations of the gods we face daily.
You may say, "I certainly am not an idol worshipper." However, we have three lusts that can easily become our gods if we give in to these lusts when we are tempted. Those three lusts are the lust of the flesh (seeking to fulfill our senses in an indulgent way); the lust of the eye (covetousness and vain imaginations); and the lust of the pride of life (depending on ourselves rather than trusting in God).
Whenever we give in to one of these lusts, we have bowed our knee to a false god. My brother James said that we are led astray by our own lusts. We will have these lusts until we die, but there is a way of escape when we are tempted. That way of escape is Me. I want to fight your battle for you when you are tempted. Take every tempting thought captive and give it to Me, When you do this, I will help you overcome the temptation.
JAMES 1:13-14; 1 CORINTHIANS 10:13-14; 2 CORINTHIANS 10:3-5
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