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DO NOT SHIPWRECK YOUR FAITH. SATURDAY DECEMBER 16
TEXT: 1 TIMOTHY 1:18-20
KEY VERSE: “And Jesus said unto him, No man,
having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of
God.” Luke 9:62
No runner celebrates
victory before the race ends. Salvation is a process and is likened to a race
or a journey. As a race, you cannot celebrate the victory of salvation until
you are called to glory. As a journey, just as a safe departure does not
guarantee a safe arrival, being save in the morning is not a guarantee of
salvation in the evening. Every believer is prone to spiritual accident. This
calls for caution. The spiritual condition at death is what matters most.
Matthew 24:13…But he that shall endure unto the
end, the same shall be saved. Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof.
It is better to start as a sinner and end up as a saint than to start as a
saint and end up a sinner. Whatever your level of spiritual growth or the
degree of your spiritual exploits, do not glory yet. Satan is a dogged fighter
and a stubborn adversary. He never relents and he is no respecter of persons.
Many great men of God have fallen into his trap in the last few days of their
lives. That is why Paul admonished the Corinthian Christians:
“Now all these things happened
unto them for examples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the
ends of the world are come. Wherefore let him that thinketh he
standeth take heed lest he fall.” 1 Cor. 10:11-12.
In our reading text,
Apostle Paul mentioned Hymenaeus and Alexander as disciples who had fallen away
and shipwrecked their faith. Judas was a close disciple of Jesus Christ and a
miracle worker but he too fell in the hands of Satan. Many Christians have
shipwrecked their faith without knowing it. They do not know because they are
still exercising the gift of the Holy Spirit. They fail to realize that
spiritual giftedness is not a proof of God’s approval. While the gift of God is
irrevocable, the salvation of a saint is revocable on account of sin. “And the LORD said unto Moses,
Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.” Exodus
32:33. You must hold fast what you have and not grow
weary in your salvation journey. Remain fervent in prayer and abstain from all
appearances of evil. In this way, you will preserve your life till eternity.
Thought for
the day: Remain steadfast in faith and guard your
life against the wiles of the devil.
Song for the day: O Jesus I have promised to
serve You to the end
#Horemow.
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