Are You Taking Heed?
Are You Taking Heed?
9/5 Reading Portions: 1 Samuel 29-30; 1 Corinthians 10; Ezekiel 8; Psalms 46-47
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9/5 Reading Portions: 1 Samuel 29-30; 1 Corinthians 10; Ezekiel 8; Psalms 46-47
1 Corinthians 10:12
Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.
OVERCONFIDENCE
Long before the Lord saved me, way back in 1971, my grandmother gave me an old book to read. It was about Jesus. The story kept bringing up how the disciples misunderstood Him and how the religious leaders didn’t believe Him. I insisted that I would have believed Christ if I were there. No, I wouldn’t have. If I didn’t believe in Him in 1971, I wouldn’t have believed in Him were I there when Jesus walked the shores of Galilee (Luke 6:46). The Lord did save me in 1985, however. Now, as Paul tells us that the incidents occurring earlier in Scripture serve as our examples (1 Cor 10:11), I need to ensure I don’t fall into the same trap I had fallen into when I was unsaved— take heed lest you fall. The clues of Christ were everywhere for children of Israel: in Moses and in the cloud and sea (1 Cor 10:2); in the manna sent from heaven (1 Cor 10:3); in the Rock in the wilderness (1 Cor 10:4); yet they grumbled (1 Cor 10:10). You and I, too, may find ourselves missing Christ in Scripture and in our situations and circumstances, and worse, finding ourselves grumbling as they did— take heed lest [we] fall. This spiritual principal also applies to our own knowledge, understanding, and practical application of God’s truth. We must be careful not to become overconfident in what God has revealed to us by His grace. Our spirit may be willing, but the flesh is weak. If we think we stand fast upon the truths of Christ’s gospel, we must take heed lest [we] fall. Remember, it’s all of God’s grace; the…
“LORD gave, and the LORD [can take] away; blessed be the name of the LORD.” Job 1:21
Hallelujah! What a Savior!
Clap your hands, people everywhere,
To God sing joyful praise;
The Lord Most High is to be fear’d
In all we do for all our days.