The desire for power and control is so strong
in the heart of man and history shows how that desire combined with the
wickedness of man's heart has wrought much evil and continues to do so even today.
Understanding that just as Lucifer sought to usurp the power of God, so too man
dwells in and lives with that deep seated desire in his heart and the end
result is separation from the Creator and destructive results for mankind. Man's
desire to have his own throne and rule his surroundings has not changed with
the 'evolution' of the human mind. Sin nature and a wicked heart are the only
sure things in this life no matter what the changing environment of man might
be. In our pride we believe we are in an era of new enlightenment where man has the ability to overcome his human
weakness by his knowledge and advancement. Technology may have advanced,
science may have advanced but man's heart has not changed.
So, how is this dilemma solved? How is man able
to overcome his challenge, his desire to usurp? The only answer is a changed
heart. And a changed heart can only happen when we, by faith, believe in the
Heart Changer - Jesus Christ. Does this make this flesh perfect? No, but it
sets us on the course of sanctification where as we grow closer to our Creator
(instead of further apart) we, by the power of the Holy Spirit, put the desires
of that evil heart to death and live a new life in Christ led by the Spirit.
Jeremiah 17:9 "The
heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it?
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