The Christian we are told face on their onward walk with God, an evil trinity, the ,'World',the 'Flesh,and the 'Devil'. It is in 2 Timothy 4 v 9 ,Paul writing from prison , conscious that he was going to soon face death,writes something very painful and sad,a former colleague and friend called Demas had deserted him,why?, because he loved this present world.John Stott comments on this ,he writes,' The details are not divulged. Bishop Moule may have been right to guess that he was smitten by cowardice in that reign of terror'.The question we could ask ourselves is Christ worth dying for,? We could also ask is Christ worth living for,if it means suffering? ,Paul thought so. Now let us consider the,'Flesh', in Romans 13 v 14, we read,' Clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don't let yourself think about ways to indulge your evil desires'.It would be interesting but sad to know how many Christians are involved in pornography.Let us not pamper our Flesh cp Matthew 18 v7 -9, where our Lord stresses how severe we must be with ourselves(we must not take it literally).Last but not least the,'Devil',in 1 Peter 5 v 8, we read,'Be alert and of sober mind,your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion ,looking for someone to devour'.There is no telling where he will not attack you,or when he will attack,but what is certain he will attack ,of that you can be sure,so you have been warned.
' 'Be strong in the Lord and in His
mighty power'
Ephesians 6 v 10.
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