Another early morning for me as I
excitedly wait for direction form the Lord of my Life. I wonder how many people
around the globe are entitled to a similar privilege. Or rather how many of my
friends and acquaintances have the same fortune of waking up at 2 in the
morning, sitting at their desk and conversing with the only true God? It is an
open offer; “For "everyone who calls on the name of the
Lord will be saved."” (Romans 10:13)
- But how many have embraced this invitation? I am
forever thankful that God almighty, my heavenly Father has afforded me this
opportunity, praise His Holy name! Thank you Lord Jesus for drying on Calvary
for me; a wrenched sinner like me!
I am under no illusion that on the face of it,
and with human reasoning, I most certainly do not deserve salvation. I have
absolutely no merit in myself, on the contrary if I look at all the times I
have failed even as a Christian, why would the Lord still bother with me? If
the truth be told, even as pathetic as I am, He is perfect and He will glorify
His own name, for His own name sake. There may be others out there who want to
throw in the towel as they feel they cannot cut it as a Christian; failure
after failure seems to be the order of the day. That may probably be true; BUT
GOD is able to save from the extreme to the uttermost. I can assure you He has
not given up on you, even if you have given up on yourself. This is one of the
reasons He came to earth to live as a man in a human body to experience the
weakness of the flesh. This is why He was able to say this to Peter; ““Watch and pray that you may not enter into
temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."”
(Matthew 26:41)
He understands what it is like to live
as a human. A shepherd like no other, the lion and the bear may be on the prowl
looking to devour and they may even find a wandering lamb; but like prince Valiant
upon his horse our Saviour always arrives in the nick of time. Just as the
beast is about to sink his teeth in for the closing blow, our Knight in shining
armour arrives with His flaming sword in hand coming to our rescue, praise the
name of Jesus!
Even when we know we are in the place
we should never be. Let us learn from these setbacks in our lives and avoid
similar situations the next time around. These tests will come, as they must! We
must however learn to be careful as Christians and stay away from the danger of
the Fowler when we have it in our power to do just that. Do not venture into
places that will test your resolve, we must go back to our “first works” as
Christians, the time in our lives were we avoided the lying traps of life with
such vigour. Why then after so many years do we slip back into the same routine
we once avoided? The storerooms overflow with grace for every true believer,
but we must come as we have been instructed to come, and that is with boldness,
seeking out God’s grace in time of need.
How many faces flash through my mind’s
eye of those who have come and gone, what has become of them I ponder? I am
persuaded of this one fact if they were truly saved I will of a certainty see
them on the other side, clothed in white. Do they lie desolate in some damp
corner as life rips away as their faith, they are weak but He is strong! I
beseech all my brothers and sisters in Christ to stop and consider those who
once were but now seem to be no more, pause and pray for them with an earnest
expectation, as we have been instructed to pray for one another, it is the way
of the Christian! Remember them now and cry out to our God on their behalf! Be
wary to disregard them as lost and forgotten, our God has not written them off;
you may have but He hasn't! “A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not quench, until he brings justice to victory;” (Matthew 12:20)
It is love that covers a multitude of sins, just
as Christ has loved us, we ort also to love others…
I
will leave us with this thought from our brother Jude;
“keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord
Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. And have mercy on those who doubt; save
others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear,
hating even the garment stained by the flesh.” (Jude
1:21-23)
Signing
off
Tyrone
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