To be successful, we must learn to quit sinning. It's up to us to stop sinning. There are two key words in the above passage of Scripture—LET NOT!
"Let not" has nothing to do with the outside power of God or the devil. It has everything to do with an individual's will. When you sin, you are making the decision to sin. Some people say, "Oh, the devil made me do it." Others say, "I just couldn't help myself." That is not true, according the Word of God.
God's Word says it's up to us to stop sinning. People use all kinds of excuses for sinning, but God's Word says to you: "LET NOT." That means it is your personal will which decides to sin or not to sin. You are a servant to whatever you yield yourself to.
Do you yield your mind, body, and spirit to God for the kingdom's sake, or do you yield yourself to the temptations of sin? When you accept the temptations of sin and do them, you are working for Satan's kingdom, not God's. That's your decision.
If you sin, it's your fault. You can't blame it on anybody else, including God or the devil! You can't blame it on circumstances, either. As a believer, you should rule circumstances. You should be able to overcome every obstacle you face. You have been given all authority and power from heaven to rule circumstances and not let them get to you. You don't have to yield yourself to pressures.
The only thing the devil can feed you is the temptation to sin. He puts this temptation to sin before you. However, he doesn't commit the sin for you. You either accept the temptation and do it, or you refuse to do it.
Whenever a temptation to sin is placed before you, there's a decision to make: "Am I going to yield myself to this sin, or am I going to yield myself to God?" God's Word says that if you'll submit yourself to God, the devil will flee from you (James 4:7).
You can't use the excuse that some sin happened because you were in the flesh. You should rule your own flesh.
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