24/08/2026
. DAILY DIET FOR GLORIOUS LIVING
PST RICHARD AKPITUREN
AUGUST DAY 25
WHAT YOU FOCUS ON, CONTROLS YOU
Romans 5:20: “The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more.” (NIV)
We must be careful about what we desire. Desiring only earthly things with no thought of the eternal implication is a formula for disaster.
"For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is set on earthly things but our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Saviour from there; the Lord Jesus Christ” (Philippians 3:18–20, NIV).
It is critical that the resurrection power of Christ be at work in our life. As this power grows in the heart of the believer, the spiritual desires to invest our time, talent, and treasure in the Kingdom will overcome desires of a perishable nature. The more we focus on what Christ has done for us by dying for us on the cross, the less we focus on ourselves. The more we become like him, the more we are committed to the kingdom business of soul winning.
We can live successfully through this world only when we are controlled by the Holy Spirit: This world is a passage to our home for us believers.
“Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. For if you live according to the flesh, you will die before your time; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live” (Romans 8:12–13, NIV).
When we submit to God, the Holy Spirit trumps the temporary, perishable desires that seek to control how we think, feel, and act. The best offense against a negative addiction is to have a positive addiction that is greater.
Our home is heaven, and we live life seeking our Lord's approval above all else. We are living temporarily here on earth as ambassadors of Christ. Ambassadors don't stay permanently in their country of residence. Once their tenure is over, they go home.
Beloved, let us be serious with the business of God and at the end be rewarded with a crown of glory.
Prayer/Declaration: Father, I receive grace to serve you better and No enchantment shall work against me in Jesus name.
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