Oh, love the LORD, all you His saints! For the LORD preserves the faithful, And fully repays the proud
person. Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart, All you who
hope in the LORD.
– Psalm 31.23-24
Thank
God for His mighty power of preservation, especially in the light of what is
going on all around. We would have no power to preserve ourselves in this mess.
I
think about me and how easily I can slip into the ways of the world. The evil
corrupting influences of this world are seeking to get in. When we want to
preserve food for a while we make sure that it is in a sealed and airtight
container. If there is any way for bacteria to get in it will affect the food
and eventually spoil it. Food producers add preservatives to keep food from rotting.
As
Christians we are susceptible to rot setting in. We won’t be destroyed by it, but
us sure can make us stink. If we don’t keep on guard and let God preserve us
from this present evil generation we are going to find ourselves in trouble.
But
we can rejoice that God will preserve us for the rot and the stench of the
world. Because He preserves us we can be the ‘sweet smelling aroma’ that Paul
writes about to Corinth.
We
don’t have to be stinking Christians if we will trust God to preserve us from
the rot around us. Then we can make a difference in that world.
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