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📖 AATHAVAN
Bible Meditation – No. 1866
🔆 Wednesday,
March 18, 2026
"But 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)
The final commandment of the
Ten Commandments is, "You shall not covet." Lust (or covetousness) is
an excessive desire for the possessions or people belonging to others. It can
be defined as harbouring a mental longing for something that one does not
rightfully own. Generally, lust is the root of all sins. In fact, the very
first sin entered the world through lust.
We read in Genesis 3:6: "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."
Today’s meditation verse clarifies this very progression.
Even desiring something that
does not belong to us is sin. Many people appear "good" in the eyes
of the world simply because they fear social consequences or lack the
opportunity to act on their desires, even though their minds are consumed with
thoughts of fulfilling them. This is why the Lord Jesus said: "But I
say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already
committed adultery with her in his heart" (Matthew 5:28).
In this way, lust drags us
toward sin. David fell into the lust of the flesh and murdered Uriah to take
his wife, falling deep into sin. King Ahab coveted Naboth’s vineyard and,
following his wife Jezebel’s advice, had Naboth killed (1 Kings 21). Similarly,
Judas—driven by a lust for thirty pieces of silver—betrayed our Lord Jesus
Christ and ended his life in suicide.
This is why the Apostle
James says in today’s verse, "Then when lust has conceived, it gives
birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death."
Yes, dear friends, no one
can easily escape the sin of lust through human effort alone. Only when the
Holy Spirit works within us can we be transformed into spiritual people and be
set free from such desires. The Law, including the Ten Commandments, can only
teach us what sin is; it cannot deliver us from it. As Paul says: "...I
would not have come to know sin except through the Law; for I would not have
known about coveting if the Law had not said, 'You shall not covet'" (Romans
7:7).
However, Paul explains that
it is not the legalistic commandment, but the Grace available through Jesus
Christ that delivers us from these sins. He instructs us: "But I say,
walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh"
(Galatians 5:16). He further testifies: "For the law of the Spirit of
life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death"
(Romans 8:2).
Let us value God's
commandments. To follow them in our lives, let us not rely entirely on our own
efforts but put our faith in Christ. Let us lean on the Grace that comes
through believing in Him. Only then can we find true liberation from the sin
that lust produces.

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