By Elizabeth Prata
What life in Jesus is really about, in truth, is our walk. We will fall. We will gossip. We may mentally lust. We might watch porn. We might be jealous and cut out a family member. We might lash out in anger, and not a righteous anger, either. We might drive drunk. We might, God forbid, stray from the marital bed. One of a million different sins could become public and embarrass us. What do we do? We repent.
But what is your reaction to the fall? To rising up again? Therein lay the difference. What happens after we fall?
When you fell, did you stay down? Did you lay there? Did you give up?
Did you say “woe is me, I fell, I’m not worthy of Jesus”? There are many people who and engage in continued public self-flagellation in false humility, like the Pharisees.
When you got up, did you then trudge? Paul says do not trudge but spring up and finish the race! Have joy. The race is a “good” race! It is a “good” fight!
Jesus knows we are faulty, that we will stumble, that we fail. But He is there to lift us up, the Spirit is there to encourage us. “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,” (Ephesians 3:20). What awaits you when you arise is the Holy Spirit, there with hand extended, to help you immeasurably!
We all fall, the joy is in the getting up and finishing, knowing that Jesus forgives our sin, and throws it as far as the east is from the west! There might be consequences, there usually are, but joy is ours to possess.
Keep looking ahead to the finish line. A crown awaits. Our home in New Jerusalem awaits. Eternal joy awaits. Our Lord awaits. Get up, get up! Pilgrims, the time is short, our time here is shortening daily. Spring up and with all joy and energy, run to the finish line!
“However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me–the task of testifying to the gospel of God’s grace.” (Acts 20:24)
Will you be able to say “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith;” (2 Timothy 4:7)
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Another great essay/A true word of encouragement!
The warfare is out there, as well as as within. The battle of the mind, pressing on in living our redeemed lives by what the Bible actually says, and not circumstances, our wretched selves,the snare of the fear of man.
When we drift and sin, we only compound the problem by staying down.
YES…get back up and get your ship (life) back on course, looking to the captain of your soul – our Lord Jesus Christ!
S.Lewis Johnson did a series on Jonah that the fellow saints would benefit by. Just search for S.Lewis Johnson, then go to the book of Jonah once online.
I found the series of great importance! My take away was several truths, by primarily by his passionate statement of “nothing is more important than knowing the Word of God, and regularly arming ourselves with Biblical Truth!”). His second take away for me was “getting out the gospel of Jesus Christ, not just talking about, but actually getting up and moving out and doing something about it “!). He also wisely said that the Church is for coming together to be further armed and equipped so that each saint moves out the rest of the week with fervent prayers and proclaiming the gospel in this critical rescue mission!
I also recommend Dr. Martin Loyd Jones on his spiritual warfare series.
Lastly, also for your readers I say this – listen to all the John MacArthur you can get…www.gty.org
Again Elizabeth…
Great post!
Brother Rick 🥸
Peachtree City area, GA
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Thanks, Brother!
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