A Matter of Degrees
We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to his own way;
Isaiah 53:6a“No one who takes their hands off the plow is fit for the Kingdom”
Luke 9:62
each of us has turned to his own way;
Isaiah 53:6a“No one who takes their hands off the plow is fit for the Kingdom”
Luke 9:62
A few years years ago in the throes of a midlife crisis I sat in my home with my wife and pastor.
I could hardly look at them…I was backslidden.
All I could say was, ” I am so far away from the Lord, so lost, and I have no idea how to get back…”
I had strayed off the Narrow Path, it has happened so slowly, as “gates” went unguarded, in small increments,
I had strayed off the Narrow Path, it has happened so slowly, as “gates” went unguarded, in small increments,
small thoughts, impulsive fleshly decisions, selfish actions…It is a navigational reality that if a vessel is just one degree off course it will cause that vessel to veer off course one mile for every sixty miles travelled.
Without vigilance, without keeping our eyes on the compass, the vessel will quickly become lost.
Likewise we must be vigilant about our spiritual lives, and focus on the goal, keeping “the fires burning”, engaging with our Bridegroom, our first love, doing the things that help us to be drawn up close to Him- our prayer lives, feasting on His Word, the Holy Spirit occupying His “temple”, which is in each of us. Staying on track requires effort in our spiritual and thought lives, dwelling on the things of the Lord, our tongues being instruments of blessing, praise, and worship, not curses.
Watch out for those “little foxes”, be on guard, keep looking upwards and onwards.
Without vigilance, without keeping our eyes on the compass, the vessel will quickly become lost.
Likewise we must be vigilant about our spiritual lives, and focus on the goal, keeping “the fires burning”, engaging with our Bridegroom, our first love, doing the things that help us to be drawn up close to Him- our prayer lives, feasting on His Word, the Holy Spirit occupying His “temple”, which is in each of us. Staying on track requires effort in our spiritual and thought lives, dwelling on the things of the Lord, our tongues being instruments of blessing, praise, and worship, not curses.
Watch out for those “little foxes”, be on guard, keep looking upwards and onwards.
“Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. “
Hebrews 12:1b-2a