“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be enslaved by anything. – 1 Corinthians 6:12
Rather than trust the Lord to provide, many have not trusted His faithfulness and in return they’ve tried to obtain blessing by their own means, to only face misery and death in the end.
When you sin you are turning away from a husband that has been faithful to you all the days of your life, that has clothed you, washed you and who will never leave you nor forsake you…
And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall. – 2 Peter 1:10
This is an excerpt of a Bible study and in it Tawfiq looks at the zeal of the false Baal Prophets in 1 Kings and exhorts us to live with greater zeal for our True God!