Bible Verse of The Day – 8-19-21

Numbers 5:14 (NKJV) 14 if the spirit of jealousy comes upon him and he becomes jealous of his wife, who has defiled herself; or if the spirit of jealousy comes upon him and he becomes jealous of his wife, although she has not defiled herself…

We want to make people aware of the spirit of jealousy, so we can deal with it appropriately.

Any wrong spirit that tries to come upon us or overtake us must be dealt with, in Jesus’ name.

And then we must make the effort and take the steps to shut the door to it completely, to prevent it from coming back again and again.

People may think that jealousy is simply an attitude in a person. But the scripture says it is a spirit that comes on us.

We may have opened the door to it by the weaknesses of our attitude and the way we look at things. But jealousy in and of itself is a spirit.

If we are often jealous of someone or something, like maybe our neighbor or a family member, our best friend, or maybe even our children, we need to begin to take steps to address this.

The more we feed it, by continuing to be jealous of others, the stronger it will become.

How do we take the steps to starve this spirit of jealousy?

1. We begin to take steps to stop it in its tracks, first by recognizing it in ourselves and asking God to help us see who or what we are jealous of.

2. We need to teach our flesh to react the opposite toward these people that we are jealous of. For instance, if someone is getting a new car, bigger home, new placement on their job or having a baby, etc., we need let God teach our flesh to be truly happy for them, and not allow ourselves to open the door for that spirit to slip right in.

3. We need to learn to nip it in the bud. As soon as we begin to see ourselves giving into jealousy, we need to immediately address it. The Holy Spirit will help us in this if we surrender it to Him.

This will take effort on our part. But, be encouraged today, because God is there to help us. And with His guidance, He will bring deliverance to us.

Say no to the spirit of jealousy. Let our hearts be happy for people and their blessings!! Let us keep our heart sound.

Proverbs 14:30 (NKJV) 30 A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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