Bible Study & Devotional Day 148
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đź”´ Emotionally Sick
written by: Torrie Slaughter
What emotions make you sick? We know it is possible to manifest our inner thoughts into physical pain. David’s son lusted for his half-sister Tamar. He literally pretended to be sick so that he could rape her. He was sick with lust. After his “fever” was gone, Amnon didn’t want anything to do with Tamar.
2 Samuel 13:2, “And Amnon was so tormented that he made himself ill because of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible to Amnon to do anything to her.”
Amnon believed he was in love with Tamar, but his actions were the complete opposite. We know that Amnon’s appearance changed. Jonadab said Amnon looked haggard, drained, rundown, emaciated, exhausted; what Amnon lusted after had manifested itself. His body was showing the signs of his mental torment.
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This devotional was submitted by the Founder of Our Given Purpose®, Torrie Slaughter
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