Devotions

The Bad Habit!

The Bad Habit is Realized!

  If you want to get rid of a bad habit, you must make up your mind to work on it!  Habits are strange because they often start subtly or gradually, and then we try to break the bad habit "cold turkey!"  Sometimes the radical break is necessary.  You and others could be in a high risk situation where the habit needs to change abrutly.  So is there some habit you need to break because "time is a-wasting"?

  Let's think about Zacchaeus situation in the Bible.  Zacchaeus was a chief tax collector at Jericho.  In those days, the tax collectors were not popular.  As the collectors gathered funds for the Roman Empire, they always collected extra funds for their own personal profit.  Therefore, the tax collectors became wealthy.  In Luke 19, we read about Zacchaeus getting curious about Jesus.  After the encounter between Zacchaeus and Jesus, the bad habit of this tax collector was realized!  Luke 19:8 "But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, "Look I'll give half of my possessions to the poor, Lord!  And if I have extorted anything from anyone, I'll pay back four times as much!"  This tax collector made a commitment to change and to do better.  A habit of greed was replaced with generosity. 

  Any bad habits of our own, that we finally realize can be changed with help from Jesus, our saving lifeline.  Jesus willingly wants to give this help to us.   Do you think the choice is easy or difficult to stop a bad habit?  It might feel wonderful to get unstuck from the mud of a bad habit.  

   Speak with Jesus today about the strength you need to change and to do better.

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