Know today that it is an act of grace and favor to be told how to have real life—eternal life. Know even so that the way to life is narrow. You’ve been warned, and you’ve been told, now travel that way and see that it leads to His glory.
In order for there to be room for new growth, for the goodness that is to come, that which is no longer good must die away. There is a loss that always leads to a gain when God is involved. God does that in our lives in different ways. He makes room for something amazing by getting rid of something that has lost the amazement we once put on it. What we thought was great needs to go, so that what God has deemed truly great can come.
I would encourage you with this: while the storm rages, and the wind, rain, or waves pound the boat of your daily life, hold fast. Ask yourself when things are hard and you are veering off the rails, “Who cut in on you?” When you identify it, give it to Christ, get back on the rails and run that race with Christ to Glory!
If the sky is bright, say “Thank you, Jesus!” If the sky is dark, say “Thank you, Jesus!” You’ve got redemptive work to do today, so let God worry about the sky. You go in the power of His Spirit and in that power help someone say “Thank you, Jesus!”
Pastor Whit reflects on the significance of campmeeting songs, particularly “In My Heart There Rings A Melody,” which reminds him of his grandfather and God’s gift of salvation. The song, like Psalm 40:3, speaks of a new song of praise placed in the heart by God, symbolizing the transformative power of Christ’s love.
My challenge to you today is to “please stay on trail” when it comes to your faith. May the grace of God bend our minds and thoughts toward Him so that we may have life in Jesus Christ. May we REJECT thoughts on destructive things and ways of living that lead to death, and choose instead what God has clearly laid out in His word. That is how we stay on the trail.
