Tag Archives: lust

Dirty Little Secret

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Rick Reynolds

For you know what commandments we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus. 3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, that you abstain from sexual immorality; 4 that each of you know how to possess … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Thessalonians, Devotionals | Tagged 1 Thessalonians 4:2–7, abstain, lust, passion, purity, sanctification, Sexual immorality | Leave a comment

Inside Out

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Rick Reynolds

This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far away from Me. Mark 7:6 As with many of Jesus’ teachings, say, “if you have lust in your heart,” (Matthew 5:28) and here, dealing with heartless worship, it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotionals, Mark | Tagged eyes, heart, Joseph, lips, lust, Mark 7:6, Matthew 5:28 | Leave a comment

What Happens Here Doesn’t Stay Here

Posted on August 11, 2018 by Rick Reynolds

15 Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 John, Devotionals | Tagged 1 John 2:15-17, boastful pride of life, Colossians 1:13-14, love, lust, lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh, will of God, world | Leave a comment

Arm Yourselves!

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Rick Reynolds

1 Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, 2 so as to live the rest of the time in the … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Peter, Devotionals | Tagged 1 Peter 3:17, 1 Peter 4:1-2, 2 Samuel 11:1-2, armor, Ephesians 6:10-18, flesh, freed from sin, Lord's will, lust, Romans 6:6–7, suffering, will of God, Word | Leave a comment

Obsession

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Rick Reynolds

The saying, “the bigger they are the harder they fall,” is true only in the sense that it’s harder to escape notice. Lately we’ve witnessed a series of famous men plummeting from the peaks of fame and fortune in one … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Devotionals, Proverbs | Tagged lust, obsession, power, Proverbs, proverbs 5:15-23, sex | Leave a comment

An Either Or Proposition

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Rick Reynolds

15 Do not love the world nor the things in the world . If anyone loves the world , the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world , the lust of … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 John, Commentary, Devotionals | Tagged 1 John 2:15-17, boastful pride of life, eyes, flesh, lust, overcome, practice, will of God, world | Leave a comment