DANGERS OF ENVY II
Memorise: And when Rachel
saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachael envied her sisters; and said unto
Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. Genesis 30:1
Read: Numbers 16:29-35.
MESSAGE!
Envy is a terrible character flaw that everyone who has accepted Jesus
Christ as Lord and Saviour must completely give up. Envy can lead to the murder
of the one being envied or the murder of his or her dreams. Many polygamous
families are wrapped up in envy. The mark of a place where there is envy is
confusion and evil. James 3:16 says:
“For where envying and strife is,
there is confusion and every evil work.”
As much as it lies within your power, avoid such places, because the
Spirit of God will not stay in a place where there is confusion (1st Corinthians 14:33). In such places,
people go to any extent to discredit, poison, afflict and destroy their own out
of envy. If you are driven by envy, you are on a satanic mission: a
self-destructive mission that will definitely lead to regret someday. Today,
some churches are envy-driven. Do you know that some pastors go to set up their
own ministries out of envy? The foundation of such ministries is faulty from
the beginning, and if you dare to check, God is completely out of it. Are you
driven by envy? What are you doing as a result of envy? Repent and amend your
ways today before it is too late.
There is a great price the
envious always has to play. This price could have a physical, emotional and
spiritual component. The price for envy can be very costly! You would be amazed
at what that tiny envy in your heart towards your neighbour can take out of
you. Envy can erode the blessings of the environs. If you do not want to lose
your blessings, completely abstain from it. Korah, Dathan and Abiram paid
dearly for the envy that led them to rebel against their leader – Moses (Numbers 16:1-3). God publicly set them aside to
show everyone that they had done the wrong thing. God, who earlier appointed
them as leaders under Moses, openly discredited them. Thereafter, the ground
swallowed them up together with their households. Envy made sure their
generation was terminated. That envy in your heart can terminate your future
generations! Greed and envy are two tools the devil uses to destroy future
generations and destines! Gehazi’s greed brought leprosy to his generation (2nd Kings 5:27), while the envy of
Korah, Dathan and Abiram completely wiped out their generations. Check your
heart! That tiny looking seed of envy that appears harmless today can become
your greatest undoing. Ask God to help you uproot it now.
Prayer Point
Father, in your mercy, uproot and destroy completely every trace of envy in my heart.
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