(Romans 10:13) For "everyone who calls on the name of the
Lord will be saved."
Many stumble and fall; not all find themselves on a
runway in Milan or Paris. Many a young girl dreams of being a ballet dancer,
but how many end up gracing a famous stage in some grand production where a
standing ovation becomes a way of life? Or do all great athletes win the gold medal at
the Olympics? So too is it with many a Christian, but only a handful shine like
Moses, Paul the Apostle, John Bunyan, Charles Spurgeon or today the likes of
John Mac Arthur; those who seem to faithfully plod along with consistency and
great fortitude; those who regardless of the opposition, to the onlooker they always
seems to do the right thing before the eyes of God. However there are millions
of professing Christians throughout the world who most certainly will never be
amongst that number and I most certainly fall into this category. But am I
alone? I think not!
The thought I have this morning is as clear as the
rising of the sun. Yes we do stumble and often make the wrong choices or find
ourselves in the wrong place where we allow ourselves to compromise the call to
our Christian walk. It ought not to be, but these are the facts! The Children
of Israel were freed by God with Moses as their leader; their goal; - from
slavery into freedom. However it was not an easy journey; nevertheless with it
came a promise; their own country! But first they had to endure the passage.
Sadly none of the original starting out crowd, except Joshua and Caleb made it.
Why we must ask ourselves so that we too may learn from their example. It would
be a travesty to fall by the wayside, to see heaven on the horizon and then for
the gate to close just in front of us. Almost will never be good enough! Think
on the poor Comrade runner, those who find themselves after 12 hours and having
not yet reached the finish line hearing the sharp distinctive pitch of a gunshot
whistling through the air signaling the end of the race. “Almost or if only”
would be their cry! No medal for them!
This then is the message I have clearly received this
fine winters morning; regardless of where we find ourselves, if we have ears to
hear, we will be left with one of two choices, to heed to God’s instruction or
to disobey! Mercy you have given us our
gracious heavenly Father, but I pray that we find the grace to act upon your
mercy as it is freely available to the believer.
Therefore, as
the Holy Spirit says, "Today, if
you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on
the day of testing in the wilderness, where your fathers put me to the test and
saw my works for forty years. (Hebrews 3:7-9)
Therefore it’s
not about now many mistakes you have made or keep making but rather to find
repentance seeking out God’s forgiveness for the mistakes we may keep making,
we are not alone, others share in your grief, sorrow and the like; in fact the
Lord Jesus is touched with the feelings of our infirmities and He is the master
builder. I therefore urge you to call as I now find myself calling upon the
name of the Lord and with that call comes a promise; “For
"everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."” Praise
the glorious name of our Lord and Saviour, our King, the King of kings, ever
our Master, Jesus Christ the Lord!
Signing off
Tyrone
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