Thought For The Day

Danger

There are a multitude of dangers that face the Church of Jesus Christ in the 21st Century. There are three that are on my mind today. They are dangers from a Spiritual perspective. While there is a great need to protect ourselves in a World where anger and hatred are rampant, it is absolutely mandatory that we protect ourselves from Spiritual danger as well.

We are plagued with an inability to stay awake (see Mark 14:37-41) while the Enemy slips in among us and sows tares among the wheat. We seem asleep when the Enemy destroys our peace, joy, and victory. We appear to be asleep while the Enemy snatches lives all around us who have yet to hear our witness.

We are plagued with an inability to give answer to the hope that lies within us (see 1 Peter 3:15). We are called to be His witnesses. It is no wonder most folks in the World are still lost with so few to share the Gospel. We are in danger of failing in the most important task God has given to us, and we seem little concerned about it.

We are plagued with an inability to generate the fruit of the Spirit (see Galatians 5:22). Is is as if we believe the Spirit of God is impotent – or perhaps the Spirit of God is not in us (see Romans 8:9). More likely it is that we have stifled His work in us so that we see no production. Know that it is not necessarily a work against the Spirit, rather an acceptance of Worldly matters and ways that preempt His work.

Danger is not new to the Church of Jesus Christ! We must live as overcomers (see 1 John 5:4).

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