It has been great to see the response of men interested in reading Disciplines of a Godly Man together! If you want more info, check out the post here. We will start tomorrow and around Thursday every week, we will post a summary and some thoughts about the chapter we are on. Then men can comment with what you found helpful or insightful about the chapter. In this way, we can sharpen each other. I look forward to this interaction. Tomorrow we will cover chapter 1! Now on to today’s post.
Last March, a 25 year old man traveled to Crescent City to photograph the swell that was coming in from the earthquake in Japan. As the waves came in, he and two friends thought they were safe and stayed near the water. They were hit unexpectedly by a large wave and swept out to sea. Tragically, the man lost his life. This is a picture of how Satan often tempts in our lives. I was reading The Purity Principle by Randy Alcorn last week and he gave men a great reminder that Satan usually attacks most when we are least expecting it. It is those times and areas that we think we have covered and let our guard down that Satan will attack and tempt. 1 Cor. 10:12 says, “Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.” I challenge you to take that verse to heart this week and be vigilant against sin. We cannot afford to let down our guard to pride, anger, disconnection from our family, self-centeredness, lust, impatience, or anything else. Men, you can sin and I can sin. None of us have conquered sin. Watch out and be vigilant. Do whatever it takes to protect your walk with God. We stand because the blood of Christ has paid the price, not because we have earned it.
So let’s not think we can stand, but know that God can. Rely on Him.
Heb 12:3-4 Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. 4 In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
