Sunday, August 19, 2012

Righteous Addiction?

1 Corinthians 16:13-18 (KJV)
13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
14 Let all your things be done with charity.
15 I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,)
16 That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth.
17 I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that which was lacking on your part they have supplied.
18 For they have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge ye them that are such.

Proverbs 18:1 KJV
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

Definitions from Webster:

Addiction: The quality or state of being addicted.

Addicted (Addict): To devote or surrender (oneself) to something habitually or obsessively.

Desire: Conscious impulse toward something that promises enjoyment or satisfaction in its attainment.

Obsession: A persistent disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling; broadly : compelling motivation.

Compel: To drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly.

"Whatever you're chasing, if it isn't Jesus, when you catch it you still won't be satisfied." ~Lecrae

Isaiah 26:8 (KJV)
Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.

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