
Let nothing move you!
I always loved listening to Richard Ghustaâs travel stories. One day he told of some fellow travellers across South Asia. The buses were crowded with mothers, children, merchandise, and chickens, so riding atop with the men and the baggage was the only option. The local men were welcoming and friendly as they allotted him his roof-space. He said that as the miles went by something was happening that he didnât notice until it was too late. He laughed as he described how he found himself sitting âtangled up like a ball in his own arms and legsâ as the old men slept soundly up against him. They had expertly encroached upon his space. They moved toward him from all sides as the bus rocked and rolled along the dirt roads. When jumping down to help push the bus out of mud with the other young men, he came back to an ever-decreasing spot. But, he said, âTheir most effective invasion weapons were their elbows.â Richard loved those people, but he learned quickly: âDonât give ground!âChristians are too quick to give ground, not to fellow travellers, but to the devil.Satan is always trying to reclaim that which was hisâthe souls of men.We are secure in the fact that the Kingdom of Christ has busted the Gates of Death open. Nothing can prevent the Holy Spirit from coming into a man and transforming him from the inside out, if that is what a man wants. “Jesus Saves!”But, though a Christian walks in the security of the Spirit, he still walks through the territory controlled, to a point, by the âprince of this worldââThe Devil.With every single bump on the road to heaven, every nuisance thing that needles you, and every feeling of use and abuse, Satan is there to convince you to quit the Narrow Road. Take Paul’s expert advice:âTherefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vainâ (1Cor.15:58). John StaigerIf you have been blessed by this message, please feel free to: Like, Comment or Share it with your friends. (305)
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