Temperance
I Thessalonians 5:6-8
“Therefore, let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch
and be sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are
drunk at night. But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the
breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet of salvation.” I Thessalonians
5:6-8
Temperance means the absence of alcoholic drink. It is
the quality of moderation or self-restraint. Self-control is one of the hardest
things to maintain in our life. It is the form of wanting something that you
know you shouldn’t have but unless you have self-control, you will have it
anyway. God wants us to work on that and hand over control to Him. If you are
having trouble giving up something you know you shouldn’t have, whether it be
alcohol, drugs, sugar, chocolate, or anything that hinders your body, then God
wants you to know that your body belongs to Him and He wants to help you
overcome the urge to fill it with unhealthy things.
Putting on the breastplate of faith and love, means
trusting in the Lord to do what is best for you. It means to surrender yourself
to God and allow Him to work in you and develop you as His dearly beloved
child. Put on the Helmet of Salvation and focus on God and what His purpose is
in you. He has a plan for each of us and that is not to harm us or our bodies.
Please read the scriptures listed, study
them, apply them to your life and grow in the saving relationship with Jesus
Christ our Savior.
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