RTW January 27

Fruit Of Self-Control

 

 

 

My Takeaways

Something Old

Job

  • Had self-control (Job 31:1)
  • ·       was not guilty of falsehood. (Job 31:5-8)
  • ·       was not an adulterer. (Job 31:9-12)
  • ·       did not treat his servants cruelly. (Job 31:13-15)
  • ·       did not victimize the poor or the weak. (Job 31:16-23)
  • ·       was not greedy or a seeker of false gods. (Job 31:24-28)
  • ·       was generally without blame. (Job 31:29-34)

Something New

Self-control – the virtue of one who masters his desires and passions, esp. sensual appetites
Thayer Dictionary

A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls. Proverbs 25:28

We are vulnerable to attack from our enemies if we don’t have self-control (restraint.)  (Enemies: Satan, our remembering….)

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Galatians 5:22-23

We are blessed to have the Holy Spirit living inside us, producing the fruit of the Spirit… the character of God in us. In order to experience the richness and fullness of the fruit, we have to submit to the work of the Spirit in our life.

Something to Do

 

 

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5 Comments

  1. Job 30:16 “And now my life seeps away, depression haunts my days.” Job is in deep depression and despair. When depression or despair settles in we are to keep going to God and His Word. Don’t let the darkness win. Don’t let the lies win. Go to light, go to truth and stay there until the weight lifts. God is faithful!

    Job 31:15 “For God created both me and my servants, He created us both in the womb.” Life begins in the womb! Protect and value all life!

  2. Today’s reading taught me a lot about Job’s character. Chapter 29 revealed what a proud man Job was. He talked all about back in the day when he was someone. Chapter 30 revealed how he had become a nobody at least in the eyes of the people that knew about him. As I read chapter 31 it appeared to me that Job was a bit snooty. I don’t think humility was part of his character. He certainly likes to brag about all of his good deeds. Job might have been a very fine, blameless man but he still wasn’t perfect. He still had his faults. Job’s biggest sin just might be his pride.

    Without trails in my life how can I ever mature in my thinking in becoming more usable to serve God and have a heart of God. Trials help me adjust my expectations and tempers my self sufficiency. Maybe this is the lesson I can learn from Job. Instead of trying to figure out the whys behind everything, I need to trust in what God has planned for me as my creator. He is in full charge of my life and knows what’s best. When trails come my way I can’t forget what He has revealed through his word (Deuteronomy 29:29,  Isaiah 55:8-9, Jeremiah 29:11, Micah 4:12) I just have to continue to trust and obey.

    1. I noticed that too. I thought this is all sounding very cocky to me. He sounded as if he thought he was perfect. I think he struggled with pride and maybe didn’t realize it.
      30:11 “He has humbled me.”

  3. Good word Wendy! You tackled a tough and unpopular topic, sex and modesty! Women are stimulated by touch and men by sight. There is so much inappropriate dress pushed by Hollywood which has crept into the church! Even this morning at church, a young mother wore a skirt which left “nothing” to the imagination!
    Well, I will be transparent, as a very young adult I too wore very revealing cloths and mini skirts before they were in style. In my “mind” I saw nothing wrong with how I dressed. After rededicating my life to Jesus, one Sunday morning getting ready for church, I put on my mini skirt and revealing top. When I looked in the mirror, the Holy Spirit spoke to my heart to change cloths, convicting me about my revealing inappropriate clothing.
    I always wondered if there was someone in church praying that the Lord would convict me of my inappropriate dress, that changed my life and relationship with the Lord!!
    Thank you again for being obedient to the voice of the Holy Spirit!!

  4. Taunts me, lays traps in my path, blocks my road, does everything he can to destroy me. He knows I have no one to help me (no family support bc we live so far away, hard to find sitters or help, no village). He comes at me from all directions, jumps on me when I am down. Depression haunts my days. Life seeks away. It’s relentless, troubled, restless, suffering, torment, gloom.
    These were Job’s words about God, however so read this completely different, abd naybe it’s because we as readers in hindsight have the knowledge that God allowed satan to test Job. But I saw Job’s cries of despair as the work of the enemy…in his life and in mine, what he tries to do in my life….
    BUT…..
    With a strong hand, God grabs my shirt and pulls me up. He picks me up, carries me and protects me. He is my shield and my refuge and He is faithful!!! I put my trust in God and God alone. Help me to trust you more Father every single day!

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