Pastor's Corner

for Sunday Nov. 8
What’s killing you?
Because of the wickedness of the Amalekites, God told King Saul to kill everything and everyone. But Saul disobeyed and saved king Agag’s life. Later, King Saul was wounded and because he feared he would be captured and tortured he killed himself with his own sword. T.D. Jakes, the African American preacher, makes this comment about this event in King Saul’s life, “The sword that should have killed Agag killed Saul! If you don’t kill what God commands you to kill, it will kill you!” What a profound truth! If you don’t kill what God has commanded you to kill, those things will kill you. What is there in your life that God has said for you to kill? Is it pride? Is it envy? Is it an addiction? Is it anger? The apostle Paul says, “So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual sin, impurity, lust, and shameful desires. Don’t be greedy for the good things of this life, for that is idolatry…get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language. Don’t lie to each other.” If you do not put these things to death they will kill you. They will drag you down and rob your life of joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. We can only kill these things by God’s Spirit living in us. So in the power of the Holy Spirit, hunt down those sinful, earthly things lurking within you and kill them before they kill you.
Pastor Don.