Bible Study on the book of Judges: Are you afraid of evil powers? - Fr Joseph Edattu VC

Summary

The message focuses on the dangers of compromising with sin and evil in one's life, drawing parallels to the Israelites' failure to fully drive out their enemies in the Book of Judges. It emphasizes the importance of eliminating small sins, as tolerating them can lead to bigger spiritual struggles in the future. The speaker encourages trusting in God rather than fearing evil forces, like black magic or enemies, and urges self-examination to rid one's life of negative behaviors before they become overwhelming.

Takeaways

• 🙏 Sometimes, fear of evil can lead to its power over us if we give it undue attention.
• 💡 Small sins or compromises tolerated in life can lead to bigger struggles and temptations later.
• 👴 Caleb, despite his old age, trusted in God and was able to defeat the powerful enemies, showing that faith can lead to strength even in later years.
• 🛡️ Judah trusted in God but was still afraid of the chariots of iron, highlighting how even believers sometimes fear worldly powers over divine help.
• 💭 Allowing small weaknesses or bad habits in life can lead to spiritual and emotional struggles, just like Israel faced constant temptation by tolerating pagan practices.
• ⚔️ The Israelites compromised with Gentiles and failed to drive them out, leading to ongoing spiritual battles and consequences.
• 🔥 God has the power to defeat any worldly force, as seen when He destroyed Pharaoh’s army, and this should inspire trust over fear.
• 📖 Spiritual cleanliness requires removing all potential sources of sin from one's life, just as the Israelites were supposed to remove enemies from their land.
• ⚠️ Overconfidence in controlling small sins can lead to being dominated by them, losing spiritual protection and facing greater consequences.
• 💬 Evil behaviors and tendencies, like gossiping or lying, should not be tolerated, as they grow and ultimately lead to spiritual downfall.

Q & A

What lesson does the speaker highlight from Judah's fear of the inhabitants with iron chariots?

The speaker emphasizes that Judah's fear of the inhabitants with iron chariots shows how sometimes, despite trusting in God, we can be overwhelmed by fear of evil forces. This fear can lead to unnecessary struggles, and the message is to trust in God's power over any worldly threat.

What does the speaker say about compromising with small sins?

The speaker warns that tolerating small sins, like lies or anger, can lead to bigger problems in the future. What seems manageable now may later become a significant spiritual and emotional challenge, as these 'small enemies' can eventually control us.

What biblical figure does the speaker use as an example of strength in old age?

The speaker uses Caleb as an example of someone who, despite his old age, achieved great things through his trust in God. Caleb, even in his senior years, defeated the powerful Anakites, demonstrating that God can use people powerfully, regardless of their age.

How does the speaker compare the Israelites’ tolerance of the Canaanites to personal spiritual battles?

The speaker compares the Israelites’ tolerance of the Canaanites to how we tolerate bad habits or sins in our lives. Just as the Israelites faced long-term struggles because they didn’t remove the Canaanites, we also face ongoing temptations and struggles when we allow sin to remain in our lives.

What does the speaker suggest about the impact of fear on our faith?

The speaker suggests that fear can weaken our faith, particularly when we fear evil or black magic more than we trust in God's power. By giving power to fear, we allow it to affect us, but by trusting fully in God, we can overcome these fears.

What is the significance of the story of Caleb and the sons of Anak in the script?

The story of Caleb defeating the sons of Anak, who were considered giants, signifies that no matter how strong or overwhelming the opposition may seem, God’s strength can enable believers to overcome any challenge. It also highlights the value of faith and perseverance.

How does the speaker relate the Israelites' compromises to modern spiritual life?

The speaker relates the Israelites' compromises with the Gentiles to modern spiritual life by showing how small compromises in our faith, such as tolerating bad habits or sin, can lead to larger spiritual battles. The message is to eliminate anything that hinders spiritual growth.

Why does the speaker emphasize the need to remove 'enemies' from our lives?

The speaker emphasizes the need to remove 'enemies'—anything that leads to sin or spiritual downfall—because allowing them to remain can result in constant temptation and spiritual struggle. Eliminating these 'enemies' creates a stronger connection with God and ensures spiritual safety.

What does the speaker suggest about people who underestimate their spiritual strength?

The speaker suggests that people often underestimate their spiritual strength, especially when facing fears like evil or black magic. However, the speaker encourages believers to trust in God's power, which is far greater than any worldly threat or fear.

What is the broader spiritual message the speaker conveys through the Israelites' failure to drive out the Canaanites?

The broader spiritual message is that tolerating sin or spiritual compromise in life, much like the Israelites failing to drive out the Canaanites, can lead to long-term struggles and temptations. The speaker urges complete spiritual cleansing to avoid these future challenges.

Outlines

00:00

😨 Overcoming Fear and Trusting in God's Power

This paragraph discusses the fear people have of evil forces, like black magic or wicked individuals, and how this fear can give these powers undue influence in their lives. The speaker emphasizes the importance of trusting in Jesus, as He can bring blessings and victory over these forces. The example of Caleb, an elderly Israelite who defeated strong enemies by trusting in God, is used to show that even when people feel underestimated or powerless, God can use them mightily.

05:00

🛑 Avoiding Small Sins to Prevent Greater Problems

The message here warns against compromising with small sins, bad habits, or weaknesses, as these can lead to larger temptations and spiritual struggles in the future. The speaker uses the example of Israel's tribes who tolerated pagan practices and allowed other tribes to live among them, leading to spiritual battles. The importance of cutting off any potential sources of sin and staying safe spiritually is highlighted, as it parallels the tribes’ failure to fully remove unclean influences.

10:01

🏇 The Power of God Overcomes All Obstacles

This section focuses on the tribe of Judah, which, despite God’s presence, was afraid to fully conquer its enemies due to their iron chariots, a powerful symbol of strength. The speaker reminds the audience that in the Bible, God repeatedly defeated enemies with superior weapons, like the Pharaoh’s army. The lesson is that trusting in God should outweigh any fear of evil or worldly powers, as demonstrated through several biblical passages emphasizing God's supremacy over such forces.

15:02

💪 Caleb's Strength and Faith in Defeating Giants

Caleb, one of the two Israelites to survive the journey from Egypt to the Promised Land, is celebrated for his faith and strength, even in old age. Despite facing formidable foes like the Anakites, who were seen as giants, Caleb relied on God's power to defeat them. The speaker encourages the audience not to dismiss the abilities of older individuals, showing how God can work through them to accomplish mighty deeds.

20:04

⚔️ The Dangers of Allowing Enemies to Stay

This paragraph explains how the Benjaminites failed to drive out the Jebusites from Jerusalem, allowing them to remain. This became a spiritual temptation and struggle for Israel. The speaker warns against tolerating evil influences or bad habits in one’s life, as they will eventually lead to greater problems and temptations, creating an ongoing spiritual battle. The lesson is that compromise with sin allows it to take root and persist.

Keywords

💡Compromise

In the context of the video, 'compromise' refers to the Israelites allowing pagan tribes and practices to coexist with their own, instead of completely driving them out as instructed. This compromises their spiritual integrity, leading to future temptations and struggles. The speaker relates this concept to how people often tolerate small sins, which can grow into larger problems.

💡Small sins

Small sins represent seemingly insignificant wrongdoings or moral failings, such as gossip or lying. The video emphasizes that tolerating these small transgressions can lead to major spiritual problems later on. The speaker compares these to the Israelites' decision to allow certain tribes to live among them, which eventually led to spiritual battles.

💡Judah

Judah is one of the 12 tribes of Israel, mentioned in the video for their partial conquest of the Promised Land. While the Lord was with Judah, they feared the Canaanites with iron chariots, symbolizing the human tendency to trust in God but still fear worldly threats. Judah’s fear illustrates the theme of underestimating God's power.

💡Chariots of iron

The 'chariots of iron' symbolize strong, seemingly unbeatable enemies that Judah feared in the video. These chariots were a powerful military asset of the Canaanites, representing how people can place too much faith in worldly power and be intimidated, rather than relying fully on God. Judah’s fear of these chariots prevented them from fully conquering their enemies.

💡Caleb

Caleb is portrayed as a man of strong faith who, despite his old age, trusted in God and defeated powerful enemies, such as the sons of Anak. His story demonstrates that God's power can work through anyone, regardless of physical strength or age, as long as they trust in Him. Caleb contrasts with others, like Judah, who showed fear.

💡Anakites

The Anakites were a race of giants mentioned in the Bible, considered extremely powerful and intimidating. In the video, they are described as descendants of the Nephilim and are defeated by Caleb, who relied on God's strength rather than his own. This underscores the message that faith in God can overcome even the most formidable challenges.

💡Spiritual compromise

Spiritual compromise in the video refers to the act of allowing ungodly elements to persist in one’s life, just as the Israelites allowed pagan tribes to live among them. The speaker warns that tolerating these elements can lead to spiritual decay and struggles, drawing a parallel to the small sins people tolerate today, which can lead to greater temptations.

💡Temptation

Temptation is presented as a constant threat to one's spiritual life. The Israelites' decision to allow certain tribes to live among them led to ongoing temptation to adopt pagan practices. In modern life, the speaker warns that indulging in minor sins can similarly open the door to greater spiritual challenges.

💡Black magic

Black magic is used in the video to symbolize the fear of evil powers that some believers have, even while they trust in God. The speaker criticizes this fear, stating that by believing in the power of evil forces, individuals give those forces power over them. The message is that faith in Jesus should be stronger than fear of any evil.

💡Forced labor

The concept of forced labor in the video refers to the Israelites' decision to use the Canaanites as laborers instead of driving them out. While this provided a short-term benefit, it led to long-term spiritual struggles. This is used as a metaphor for how people tolerate small sins, thinking they can control them, but eventually these sins control them.

Highlights

Fear of evil and black magic can have a negative effect on individuals if they allow that fear to overpower their faith in God.

Caleb, despite being old, was able to accomplish great things because he trusted in God, demonstrating that age doesn't limit one's ability to serve God powerfully.

Small sins and compromises tolerated in life can grow into significant temptations and problems in the future.

Israel's tribes made the mistake of compromising with Gentile tribes, leading to spiritual battles and constant temptations.

Even though Judah trusted in God, they were afraid of the inhabitants with iron chariots, demonstrating how fear can overpower trust in God.

The Israelites allowed enemy tribes like the Canaanites and Jebusites to live among them, which eventually caused continuous spiritual struggles.

God has the power to defeat seemingly invincible enemies, as seen with the Egyptians and their chariots of iron, but the Israelites failed to fully trust in this.

The lesson from Israel's compromises is that Christians must not tolerate even small temptations or sins, as these will grow and lead to greater spiritual danger.

Caleb's victory over the Anakites, who were giant warriors, shows that faith in God can overcome any obstacle, regardless of physical strength.

Believers should fully cleanse their lives of anything that could lead them into sin or addiction, as partial compromises will leave room for future temptations.

Judah's fear of the inhabitants of the plain, despite having God's presence with them, demonstrates how doubt can creep in and hinder success.

Tolerating bad habits, such as gossip, lack of self-control, or dishonesty, without addressing them can lead to deeper spiritual challenges.

Spiritual vigilance is necessary, as any tolerance of evil or sin weakens one’s spiritual strength and protection.

Even in weakness or old age, individuals can accomplish significant tasks when they rely on God's strength.

Israel's failure to fully drive out their enemies serves as a warning to believers about the dangers of compromising with sin.

Transcripts

just left them because he was so scared

later the same people became a big

headache for Judah sometimes you know we

we are afraid of certain areas of our

life though we trust in the Lord we are

afraid of evil we are afraid of black

magic we are afraid of certain people we

are afraid of someone who is doing evil

against you the more you frightened of

them there is a possibility that they

may affect affect you because you are

believing in that power and then that

power will have a power on you so

believe in Jesus and you and your whole

family blessed will be blessed and these

are the people who are defeated by

Khalid the oldest member in the Israel

because he trusted in the Lord sometimes

we feel you know some once you are old

you are good for nothing you are useless

people don't value you and family

members don't listen to you but Bible

says even these old people who are

physic may not be physically strong but

we may we may underestimate the physical

strength but God can use them even at

the old age God can use them very

powerfully and here more than Judah more

than all of them Caleb could do Mighty

things he did not in fact drive them out

they thought this canonitis can be used

for labor

so they thought these things these

people should be used for their own

benefit

but later they had a constant struggle

because of us

sometimes we tolerate small small sins

small lives small hatred small angles

small irritation small depositives small

small things thinking that this will be

useful thinking that through these we

can get some benefits through these we

can achieve some small temporary

solutions but remember these small small

sins which we are tolerating and

compromising will be a big problem big

trouble big Temptation in the future

behaviors of us which are reminded by

many people you have this problem be

careful you have this tendency of

gossiping you have this tendons of lack

of control on your tongue you have this

tendency of lying you have this tendency

of stealing you have this tendency of

bad habits be careful but we just

tolerate it just justifying it saying

it's okay I can manage it I can use it I

can control it when we think our

confident about these small small

enemies who are living with us that is

when we are going to lose protection

tomorrow soon or later we will be

controlled by these enemies these

enemies which going to dig their terms

to us these enemies are going to destroy

us we will be always under constant

Temptation and constant struggle

spiritually and also emotionally so this

is exactly what today's Bible passages

is teaching each and every one of us as

many brothers and sisters we were having

a bible study on the Book of Judges and

we have reached chapter 1 verse 15 we

reached and now we read from 16 onwards

chapter 1 verse 16 onwards let's read

this word word of God

the descendants of hobab the key night

Monster's father-in-law

went up with the people of Judah from

the city of Palms Into the Wilderness

of Judah which lies in negeb near arada

then they went and settled with the

Amala caves

so my brothers and sisters in this

chapter the rest of the chapter rest of

the word of God speaks about how the

Israel's tribes different tribes

they compromised with the other groups

they lived with the other tribes who

worshiped other gods the Gentiles

they did not remove everyone from their

land

they tolerated they compromised they

allowed others to live with them

so this is later became a headache for

them a spiritual battle for them a

constant Temptation for them

so this is exactly what that is why all

the struggles which they are going to

face in the whole Book of Judges is

because of what they were doing in this

chapter one

they went and settled with Amala kids

they were they were their enemies but

they made they made an arrangement with

them and they settled with them

and they went to a city of Palm City of

Palms that is Jericho sit your palms up

is known as chariko and they settled

there you know with Amala so you can see

in this chapter they are tolerating

certain tribes certain certain groups

wrong groups and certain uh the Pagan

beliefs they tolerated and they lived

with them they did not remove everything

from their life from their land

so today we also what is the spiritual

context of this the spiritual context is

this in our life if you really want to

be settled spiritually in your personal

life connection with God you need to get

rid of every enemy who is working

against you in you from your

surroundings from your families do not

allow any evil or any any possibility or

potential enemies especially anything

that can lead you to sin anything that

can lead you to fall into sin or

addictions wrong relationship cut it off

completely because we are not so strong

we are not so connected to God always we

are not so full of power we are all weak

human beings therefore it is always to

be safe in the spiritual realm than

taking risk so that is exactly what

happened to the Jewish people especially

the 12 tribes and they compromised their

religious practices with other gentile

people who lived among them they did not

wipe away every uncleanness and

unholiness from their land they

tolerated and small small compromises

small small tolerations can lead you to

big big Temptations in the future and

that is what we are going to read verse

17 let's read

Judah went with his brother's Simeon the

tribe of Judah and tribe of Simeon they

went and they defeated the Canaanites to

who inhabited Safar and devoted it to

destruction so the city was called horma

so these two were tribes they were

continuing Conquering the land that is

allotted to them Verse 18 we really like

these

Judah took ghasa with its territory Ash

cologne with its territory and a crone

with its territory and verse 20 we read

like this the Lord was with Judah and he

took possession of the Hill Country

but could not drive drive out the

inhabitants of the plane because they

had Chariots of iron so God was with

Judah but still he was afraid of the

people of

um the people the inhabitants of the

plane

the land they only conquered the Hill

Country but they were afraid to go to

the plane inhabitants of the plane

because they had Chariots of iron

so that was a big problem that happened

to Judah Judah was afraid of these

Chariots of iron

though he trusted in the Lord but he

underestimated the power of God

sometimes it happens though we trust in

God we believe in God we believe in

Jesus sometimes we have more faith in

the evil one

and I have seen people who are going to

church regularly going for Holy Mass

receiving communion regularly but they

are so afraid of black magic and

Witchcraft and all those things they

feel evil spirit is attacking them evil

spirit is doing something against them

and someone has done some black magic

against them they seems to be afraid of

this evil

though they believe that God is with

them though they go for regular holy

masses

Mari brothers and sisters this is

exactly what happened to Judah the Lord

was with him but still he is afraid of

some Chariots of iron

in the Bible we know many occasions God

has chased those people who are out

chase people out those who are with the

those who depend on the Chariots of iron

we read Exodus chapter 14 verse 17 we

read like these Exodus chapter 14 verse

17 the word of God speaks to us like

this

Exodus 14 17 the word of God says let's

read this passage

then I will harden the hearts of the

Egyptians so that they will go enough to

them and so I will gain glory for myself

our pharaoh and holy sarbis chariots and

his Chariot drivers and was 18.

and the Egyptians shall know that I am

the Lord when I have gained glory for

myself our Pharaoh his chariots and his

Chariot drivers so God has already

defeated in front of the eyes God they

have seen God has defeated the Pharaoh

and his army and his Chariots of iron

and all his drivers everyone was

defeated therefore Judah need not have

been frightened of these inhabitants of

the plane let's read Joshua 1 11 verse

chapter 11 verse 5. we really like these

George chapter 11 verse 5 the word of

God says all these Kings join their

forces and came and came together at the

Waters of maroon to fight with Israel

all the kings came together against

Israel verse six we really like this and

the Lord said to Joshua do not be afraid

of them for tomorrow at this time I will

hand over all of them slain to Israel

you shall armstring their horses and

burn their chariots with fire

you will burn their chariots so chariots

such those days this Charities one

considered as a very powerful weapon but

these Charities are nothing in front of

Jesus in front of our Lord and let's

also read Psalm 20 verse 7 Psalm 20

verse 7 we read like these the word of

God says some take pride in chariots

because those days chariots were

considered as a most powerful weapon or

a instrument they had the Army had if

someone has got iron chariots that means

they are so powerful and now Bible says

some take pride in chariots and some in

horses but our pride is in the name of

the Lord our God

we trust in the Lord they trust in the

Chariots and horses but we trust in the

Lord so this is what the answer is but

Judah failed in these he compromised he

just left them because he was so scared

later the same people become a big

headache for Judah sometimes you know we

we are afraid of certain areas of our

life though we trust in the Lord we are

afraid of evil we are afraid of black

magic we are afraid of certain people we

are afraid of someone who is doing evil

against you the more you frighten of

them there is a possibility that they

may affecting affect you because you are

believing in that power and then that

power will have a power on you so

believe in Jesus and you and your whole

family blessed will be blessed let's

read chapter 1 verse 21 we really like

this Hebron was given to calib Caleb as

Moses had said and he draw out from it

the three sons of anarch

is a very powerful man of God he is the

one who started from Egypt and he still

continued and reached in the promised

land Joshua died Joshua and the caliber

and are the only two people who entered

into Promised Land who started from

Egypt

but now the only calib is the remain

remaining Joshua died

now he's in a very old age I think he is

the senior most member of the whole

Israel

all of Israel he is the senior most

member but he defeated the three sons of

anak anak is

or the the people of Anarchy is the most

powerful people in the world those days

they were considered as the huge in size

they were like considered as Giants

and these Caleb who is a very old man

who depended on God all throughout his

life he could easily defeat these

powerful people we read like these in

the word of God

um Numbers Chapter 13 Verse 33 Numbers

Chapter 13 Verse 33 the word of God says

there there we saw the Nephilim the

anarchites come from the Nephilim and to

ourselves we seem like grasshoppers

Grasshoppers and souls be seen to them

they were so huge giants in front of

them these people Israelis were like

grasshoppers so this is what happened

but Caleb destroyed them removed them

from the earth because he depend on God

Deuteronomy chapter 9 verse 2

Deuteronomy chapter 9 verse 2 we read

like this Deuteronomy 9 2 a strong and

tall people The Offspring of the Anakin

whom you know

you have heard it said of them who can

stand up to the Anakin nobody can stand

against the Children of anarch

Children of anarch

and these are the people who are

defeated by Khalid the oldest member in

the Israel

because he trusted in the Lord sometimes

we feel you know some once you are old

you are good for nothing you are useless

people don't value you and family

members don't listen to you but Bible

says even these old people who has

physique may not be physically strong

but we may we may underestimate the

physical strength but God can use them

even at the old age God can use them

very powerfully and here more than Judah

more than all of them Caleb could do

Mighty things in his old age praise the

Lord thank you Jesus

let's continue reading verse 21. so but

the benjaminites did not drive out the

jabusites who lived in Jerusalem so the

jabu sides have lived in Jerusalem among

the benjaminites to this day so

jebusites is another enemy of Israel

Benjamin benjaminites they did not drive

them out they allowed them to continue

staying with them and they continued to

stay with them until the day This Book

of Judges were written down so that and

later they became a big Temptation for

them struggle for them always a constant

Temptation and struggle for them

praise the Lord thank you Jesus praise

to Jesus thank you Father

and uh you know some and was to continue

reading let's read verse 22 the house of

Joseph also went up against Bethel and

the Lord was with them

so one of the 12 tribes One Tribe is

Joseph's tribe but the Joseph tribe is a

huge tribe and it was divided into two

half tribe each

two tribes so these two tribes are

together called the tribe of Joseph

and the Lord was with them and was 23.

the house of Joseph sent out spies to

Bethel the name of the city was formerly

loose

and was 24 when the spies saw a man

coming out of the city they said to him

show us the way into the City and we

will deal kindly with you so they saw a

man and asked his help so he showed them

the way into the City and they put the

city to the sword but they let the man

and all his family to go so they also

conquered that City and verse 26 so the

man went to the land of the Hittites and

built a city and named it Loose that is

its name to this day this man who was

saved he went out and he went to another

place and he's built a city and he

started a city and it became he it it

became he changed the name of that City

in Toulouse and these men

just because he could help the people of

God he could build even a city alone and

he became the master of a city because

he helped the people of Israel and verse

27 we really like these

did not drive out the inhabitants of

betseen and its Villages or tanak and

its Villages or the inhabitants of Dora

and his villages or the inhabitants of

Il balam ill blem and its Villages or

the inhabitants of megido and its

Villages but the Canaanites continue to

live in that land

so this was the problem of Israel they

allowed so many people who were enemies

and he tolerated and allowed them to

work with them to move with them live

with them this is what happens to us

today when we tolerate small small

weaknesses small small shortcomings

small small bad habits small small sins

in our life thinking it is only a small

thing we can manage with this why did

they allow these people to live why did

Israel allow these people to live

because they thought these people will

be useful for them

they can be slaves they can be used as

slaves they can help in doing some work

so when Israel grew strong they put the

canonitis to force to labor but did not

in fact drive them out they thought this

canonize can be used for labor

so they thought these things these

people should be used for their own

benefit

but later they had a constant struggle

because of this

sometimes we tolerate small small sins

small lies small haters small anger

small irritation small The gossips Small

Small Things thinking that this will be

useful

thinking that through these we can get

some benefits

through these we can achieve some small

temporary solutions but remember these

small small sins which we are tolerating

and

compromising will be a big problem big

trouble big Temptation in the future

this is what I actually happened to the

the Israelites so let's continue already

verse 29 and Ephraim did not drive out

the canaries who lived in guesser but

the Canon eyes lived among the meninges

there was 20 30.

lived among them and became subject to

forced labor they were all used by

Israelites Asher did not drive out the

inhabitants of Paco or the inhabitants

of zidon or abhalab and

or of hafik or help and was 2032 but the

asherites lived among the Canaanites the

inhabitants of the land for they did not

drive them out was 33.

nephtali did not drive out the

inhabitants of Batman or the inhabitants

of batana

but lived among the canonites the

inhabitants of the land nevertheless the

inhabitants of which much

and up became subject to force to labor

for them was 34. the Amorous pressed the

dionites back into the Hill Country they

did not allow them to come down to the

plane was 35.

and the amorites continue to live in

harshares and as alone and in Shah Ali

bhim shalbim hand of the House of Joseph

rested heavily on them and they became

subject to forced labor

and we read the border of the amorites

ran from the ascent of Akra beam from

salad and upward praise the Lord so this

is the whole chapter in in all these

most of the chapters most of the last

words that we were reading the content

that the conclusion is these they

tolerated the enemies and kept them

along with them

the enemies means the evil one

so mighty brothers and says how to apply

these things in our life in our lives

too there are so many evil practices

evil Tendencies evil characters evil

Behavior we tolerate and keep it in our

life

there are many bad behaviors of us which

are reminded by many people you have

this problem be careful you have this

tendency of gossiping you have

descendants of lack of control on your

tongue you have this tendency of lying

you have this tendency of steering you

have this tendency of bad habits be

careful but we just tolerate it just

justifying it saying it's okay I can

manage it I can use it I can control it

when we think our confident about these

small small enemies who are living with

us that is when we are going to lose

protection tomorrow soon or later we

will be controlled by these enemies

these enemies will going to dictate

terms to us these enemies are going to

destroy us we will be always under

constant Temptation and constant

struggle spiritually and also

emotionally so this is exactly what

today's Bible passages is teaching each

and every one of us let's examine our

conscience and see do we have any of

these kinds of bad temptencies and evil

and enemies we whom we are tolerating

and trying to live with us and then we

need to get rid of these bad habits at

the earliest so that we may be safe

let's close our eyes and sing together

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