“Loving pleasure leads to poverty. Wine and luxury will never
make you wealthy.”(Proverbs 21:17, ERV)
God’s gifts for us often
turn into God’s greatest competition (for our love).
1.
Too much entertainment can lead to boredom and emotional
emptiness.
“I said to myself, ‘I will try having fun. I will enjoy myself.’ But I
found that this is also useless. 2 It is foolish to laugh all
the time. Having fun gets nothing done.”(Ecclesiastes 2:1-2, ICB)
2.
Sex (outside of marriage) can lead
to excitement at first, but conclude in meaninglessness.
“So run away from sexual sin. It
involves the body in a way that no other sin does. So if you commit sexual sin,
you are sinning against your own body.” (1 Corinthians 6:18, ERV)
3. Food is intended for nutritional
purposes, and not to solve problems.
“So I tell you, don’t worry about
the food you need to live. And don’t worry about the clothes you need for your
body. Life is more important than food. And the body is more important than
clothes.” (Matthew 6:25, ICB)
4.
God is what you need.
But
earthly food spoils and ruins. So don’t work to get that kind of food. But work
to get the food that stays good and gives you eternal life. The Son of Man will
give you that food. He is the only one qualified by God the Father to give it
to you.” (John 6:27, ERV)
“True children of God experience pleasure in giving.”
(Sunday Adelaja)[i]
[i] Inspired by the sermon “Slaying the god of Pleasure:
Slaying gods, “(installment three) Sunday October 13,
2019, Pastor Dave Jansen, CenterPoint Gahanna Church Gahanna, OH.
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