Wherefore let him that Thinketh he Standeth...

For years I've been struggling with a certain sin. Recently, however, God has placed tons of stuff in my life that has driven me before His throne. Friends, family, life decisions, etc. And because of that(perhaps), I have seen in my life a decrease in committing that sin. Occasionally, I would think "Perhaps I have come to wear this won't be as big of a problem."

But then Satan hid behind a corner, then WHAM! smacked me with a rod. He successfully got me to sin, and since then has successfully grabbed my thoughts, thinking about the sin. (Even numbed me occasionally to where I would walk along the line of the sin. [Praise God I didn't slip off the line into sin those times...]).

With those incidents, God has placed on my heart the verse "Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall."

I wanted to just admonish you, the Reader, to take heed, lest you fall, too. You may miraculously be standing tall of a sin that has long ensnared you. You may think you finally got the victory--but take heed. Satan will never stop trying to devour you--even if that means holding off for a little while.

Satan is a lion, seeking those he can devour. If you are not vigilant and sober, he will pounce and devour you.

That doesn't sound very helpful, does it? "Satan will never stop trying to devour you."
It should, though, discourage you in this sense. You can't do it. You cannot withstand the Devil for every time he attacks you. You may be able to the first couple of times around, but eventually you will be so weak you can't stand.

But take heart! God is with you. Avoid that initial "Of course He is" that probably just entered your mind. That is one of Satan's tactics. To numb you to the truths of God's word. To numb you to the power of God. To numb you to the power you have(but can only be obtained through Christ).

When you are numb to the facts of Scripture, when they become "of course" to you, then you will begin to lose the wonder and awe behind them. God is with you! Is that not comforting? The one who created everything with just His voice. The one who defeated death through His son. The one who sealed Satan's finality through His son's death(and resurrection). That God...that God is with you. That God is by your side regardless of what's going on. That God is there, offering His hand to lift you to your feet. That God is there giving you strength the moment you ask for it.

So, sure, Satan will consistently fight you. He doesn't want you to further the kingdom of God. He hates God and will do anything to end His effectiveness. He wants to dishonor God's name. So he seeks those He loves. Satan seeks you.

But don't let that render you hopeless. God will give you strength.


Wow, interesting. I was looking for the verse:
"There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it]. "

I have "committed" that to memory, and God laid it on my heart to put in this post. But what is interesting is that this verse immediately follows the initial verse.

So, 'Wherefore, let him that thinketh he standeth take heed, lest he fall. There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it]. "

We need to take heed so we don't fall, but God is faithful. He won't allow us to be tempted above our capacity to handle. He will make a way of escape so we can bear the temptation.

-Kevin