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Scripture Meditation No. 1705
AATHAVAN – Wednesday, 08.10.2025
“Each one is tempted when he
is carried away and enticed by his own lust. Then when lust has conceived, it
gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death.” — James
1:14–15 (NASB)
Lust refers to the excessive
craving we have for something or someone that does not belong to us. Over 90%
of the crimes happening in the world today arise from such wrongful desires.
Murders, robberies, rapes, and even the digital crimes of our modern age are
rooted in this same corrupt longing.
That is why God placed this
warning as the last of the Ten Commandments:
“You shall not covet your
neighbour’s house; you shall not covet your neighbour’s wife or his male
servant or his female servant or his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs
to your neighbour.” — Exodus 20:17 (NASB)
It is not the attainment of
the forbidden thing that makes us guilty, but the very act of desiring it.
Hence, the Apostle Paul said,
“I would not have known about
coveting if the Law had not said, ‘You shall not covet.’” — Romans 7:7
(NASB)
“For all that is in the world
— the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life
— is not from the Father, but is from the world.” (1 John 2:16)
Today’s verse shows how desire
turns into sin. It draws us into temptation; then it conceives and gives birth
to sin; and when sin is fully grown, it brings forth death. This was exactly
what happened in Eden.
“When the woman saw that the
tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the
tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she
gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.” — Genesis 3:6 (NASB)
The root cause of coveting
what others have is a lack of genuine love. Jesus summarized all ten
commandments into two, and the second one says,
“You shall love your neighbor
as yourself.” — Matthew 22:39 (NASB)
Only when we love others as we
love ourselves can lust and covetousness leave us. Covetousness is the root of
the sins God most abhors—such as immorality, greed, and idolatry. Therefore,
let us take heed to today’s Scripture. Before desire conceives and gives birth
to sin, and before sin matures to bring death, let us stay alert and guard our
hearts.

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