DON’T DESTROY YOURSELF

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Tuesday November 10th, 2026

9 In this manner, therefore, pray:Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.

10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

In Matthew 6:9-13, the Lord was teaching the disciples to pray.

He said in verse 13 that they should cry to the Father,

“Lead us not into temptation and in case we have already fallen into trouble, then deliver us from evil.”

This part of the Lord’s prayer bothered me for a while.

Can God really lead someone into temptation ?

Then I read in Proverbs 22:14NLT

This means that when someone is abhorred of God, such a person will be pushed into the mouth of a strange woman so that he can be destroyed completely.

You will understand this better when you read 1 Corinthians 3:17CEB

  • So, if you notice that it is becoming very difficult to overcome any temptation, you should go on a retreat for some days and cry to God for mercy.

He has promised that He will always make a way of escape for you, 1 Corinthians 10:13.

Watch your steps.

Don’t get yourself into a situation where God will say, “I have had enough of you. Go ahead and do as you like, and we will see the result of your actions.”

Have you toyed with sin and said to yourself,

“There was no repercussion for the things I did in the past, so all is still okay?”

Don’t deceive yourself; everything you do on earth is recorded in heaven, even your idle words Matthew 12:36.

If you don’t stop, one day, God will open that book and say,

“Is this person taking me for a fool? I will show him/her that I am not a fool and cause them to destroy himself.”

May that not be your portion, in Jesus’ name.

Now, I know there might be someone reading this now who is still not willing to stop sinning.

This is the kind of individual described in 1 Timothy 4:2

  • The truth is, your holiness does not help me in any way; it helps you.

I am not asking you to live holy so that I can make it to heaven,

I am asking you to live holy so that you will not spend eternity in hell.  

I have done my duty by bringing this message to you.

A word is enough for the wise.

Prayer focus – Father, please don’t let me destroy myself.

Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG

Posted by Naomie Joseph

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