It is wonderful to come to Jesus and allow Him to free us from all the ungodly things in our lives. But we must not neglect to be filled with the Word of God and the Holy Spirit. A life which has been freed from sin but not filled with the love of God and the power of His Holy Spirit is an easy target for Satan. We must study (and be studied by) the Word, and be led by the Holy Spirit, in order to live the abundant life of an over-comer Jesus has provided for us through the cross. This is not to be done in a burdensome, legalistic manner. We only need to tell God this is what we want, and then wait and listen for His promptings in our hearts. He will also send people into our lives to provide us with the teachings we need, the answers to our questions, and to help us stay accountable. We should take advantage of these things.
(Jesus said,) “When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, seeking rest but finding none. Then it says, ‘I will return to the person I came from.’ So it returns and finds its former home empty, swept, and in order. Then
the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they
all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off
than before. That will be the experience of this evil generation.” ~ Matthew 12:43-45 NLT
"And when people escape
from the wickedness of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ and then get tangled up and enslaved by sin again, they are worse
off than before." ~ 2 Peter 2:20 NLT
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