Don’t Abuse Your Free Will
“Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold,” (Matthew 24:12)
One gift that God has given you as a human being is free will. Because He has given you free will, God will never make you do something. He will not force you to do something, even if the thing you’re going to do is not what He wants you to do. He will abide by your personal will.
However, God allows you to experience the fruit of your decisions. If you choose to say “yes” to the evil one, you will experience the taste of that fruit, which is not pleasing. He will bring destruction upon you personally, to your family, and to those around you. Therefore, you need to choose wisely with each decision you make.
Now keep in mind, the fact that you have free will doesn’t give you the right to justify sinful behavior in your life. As a believer, stop listening to men who preach, “It's okay to do this, or okay to walk this way.” Stop embracing the culture of our day, that says, “As long as it's not hurting anyone, it's okay.” You need to realize it is not okay. It's not okay for them, and it's not okay for you. Remember what the Bible says. Jesus said that in the last days, “Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold,” (Matthew 24:12).
This is why it’s so important that we stay close to Jesus and stay immersed in His Word and His truth. When the world tells us to abuse our free will to do whatever we want, we need to remember that we have a responsibility to use our free will to honor the Lord and obey Him. After all, if we love Him, we’ll obey Him.
So don’t choose to abuse the gift of free will God has given you. Instead, continue following after Him and make decisions that will bring honor and glory to Him instead of making decisions that only benefit yourself.
One gift that God has given you as a human being is free will. Because He has given you free will, God will never make you do something. He will not force you to do something, even if the thing you’re going to do is not what He wants you to do. He will abide by your personal will.
However, God allows you to experience the fruit of your decisions. If you choose to say “yes” to the evil one, you will experience the taste of that fruit, which is not pleasing. He will bring destruction upon you personally, to your family, and to those around you. Therefore, you need to choose wisely with each decision you make.
Now keep in mind, the fact that you have free will doesn’t give you the right to justify sinful behavior in your life. As a believer, stop listening to men who preach, “It's okay to do this, or okay to walk this way.” Stop embracing the culture of our day, that says, “As long as it's not hurting anyone, it's okay.” You need to realize it is not okay. It's not okay for them, and it's not okay for you. Remember what the Bible says. Jesus said that in the last days, “Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold,” (Matthew 24:12).
This is why it’s so important that we stay close to Jesus and stay immersed in His Word and His truth. When the world tells us to abuse our free will to do whatever we want, we need to remember that we have a responsibility to use our free will to honor the Lord and obey Him. After all, if we love Him, we’ll obey Him.
So don’t choose to abuse the gift of free will God has given you. Instead, continue following after Him and make decisions that will bring honor and glory to Him instead of making decisions that only benefit yourself.
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