Backslidden

2 Peter 2:17-22: Back in the old days you would hear the word backslidden to describe people who at one time walked the way of a follower of Jesus but over time they fell back into their old life. We would have revivals and people would come forward to say, I have backslidden and I am ready to get my life right with the Lord. Here is what 2 Peter says about people who walk away

2:20 “For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.”

As a Christ follower we know the lure of sin and the judgement that it brings. We know the freedom we have in Christ and the peace that it brings. Why would one want to leave peace to run to judgement and guilt. The lure of the world is strong. The enemy doesn’t play fair. As a believer we must be on guard. Resist the devil in the name of Jesus. Resist the lure of what goes down smooth but in the end bites. Know that your Father loves you and has a plan for your life. That plan is for good, not evil and He longs for all of us to make the right choice.

Praying each of us will take an account of our heart and actions. Praying we will stand right before the Lord. As I said to a woman yesterday I pray the Lord returns at any minute and finds me being faithful. May that be your prayer too.

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