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ENVY 2

Text: Act 7:9.

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,* 

It's either you are envying someone or someone is envying you. As a child of God see to it that you kill every seed of envy in you. Never be caught envying.

The first step to overcoming this terrible vice is to agree with yourself that you are not immuned to it. To assume that you cannot envy anyone is to combine envy with pride in one dosage.

We saw yesterday how the Patriarchs fell flat for this vice and how the high priests (who are operating in the office of Pastors or Bishops today) and the elders of Isreal who represent the present day elders in the church were overcome by envy. Envy is no respecter of your status. It's important to note that envy will not stop until it wrecks havoc on its target.

Once you know that being a believer doesn't stop you from envying, then, you should corporate with the Holy in uprooting its seed from your heart through love and obedience to the Spirit's instructions.

If you are being envied however, you should do what our fathers of faith did- never fight for yourself, but hold on to God.

Because God was with Joseph, even when his brothers sold him into slavery because of envy, God rescued him and gave him victory over them.

The same was true for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, when He was reviled, he never reviled back, 1 Peter 2:23. He was crucified, yet the Father raised Him back to life in Glory.

Romans 12:17 says, *Do not pay anyone back evil for evil, but focus your thoughts on what is right in the sight of all people.* 

 *BIBLE READING* 

Romans 12:16-21.

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

1. Father God, I receive the grace to walk in love towards my brethren in Jesus name.


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