‘You could fall flat on your face as easily as anyone else.’ 1
Corinthians 10:12
Writing about mistakes some of God’s people made in the past, the apostle
Paul penned these words: ‘These are all warning markers - DANGER! - in our
history books, written down so that we don’t repeat their mistakes. Our
positions in the story are parallel - they at the beginning, we at the end -
and we are just as capable of messing it up as they were. Don’t be so naïve and
self-confident. You’re not exempt. You could fall flat on your face as easily
as anyone else. Forget about self-confidence; it’s useless. Cultivate
God-confidence.
No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what
others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let
you down; He’ll never let you be pushed past your limit; He’ll always be there
to help you come through it’ (vv. 11-13 MSG). Here Paul addresses two kinds of
people who are particularly at risk:
1) Those who think they’re incapable of falling. ‘You’re not exempt. You
could fall flat on your face as easily as anyone else. Forget about
self-confidence; it’s useless. Cultivate God-confidence.’
2) Those who believe they’ll never be able to get back up again. ‘God
will never let you down; He’ll never let you be pushed past your limit; He’ll
always be there to help you come through it.’ Isn’t that great news? God not
only understands your struggle, He promises you an exit strategy: a way to get
through it.
So the word for you today is: move closer to God and stay there!
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