“The devil, I am sure, begins to tempt when saints
cease to watch. So be consistent in your watchfulness; otherwise you stand to
lose everything
What is our life
in this world from beginning to end but a dark night of temptation? Christian,
it is so very important to make sure your sentry lamp does not go out in this
darkness, and your enemy catch you unawares. If you drift off into spiritual
slumber, you are an easy mark for his wrath. And you may be sure if you do let
sleep overtake you, the devil will hear of it. He knew the apostles' sleeping
time and desired to sift them like wheat Luke 22:31. A thief is just getting up
when honest men are going to bed. The devil, I am sure, begins to tempt when
saints cease to watch. So be consistent in your watchfulness; otherwise you
stand to lose everything.
Some Christians,
having been injured by a serious fall into sin, will be very careful for a while
as to where they walk and the kind of company they keep. But as the soreness of
their consciences wears off, they forget to keep watch and become as careless
as ever. A shopkeeper who has just been robbed is very careful to lock up his
store thoroughly. He may even stay up late to watch it for several nights, but
as time passes he relaxes his guard and at last gives it no further attention.
Josephus, in his Antiquities, tells
us that the sons of Noah lived only on the tops of high mountains for some
years after the flood, not daring to build houses on lower ground for fear of
being drowned by another deluge. But as time passed and no flood came, they
ventured down into the plain of Shinar where their former fear gave way to one
of the boldest, most arrogant attempts against God that man ever pursued. They
tried to build a tower high enough to reach heaven, Genesis 11:2-4. The very men who at first were
so fearful of drowning that they would not venture down the hill, at last
ventured on a plan to protect themselves against all future attempts from the
God of heaven to judge them.”
Quoted material from, ”The Christian in Complete
Armour Daily Readings in Spiritual Warfare” by Gurnall and James S Bell.
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