0248. WOBBLING.

WOBBLING.

"We also… do not cease to pray for you. . . that ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing" (Col_1:9-10).

One of the strangest prayers I have ever heard was one offered solemnly and earnestly by a Lancashire collier in a glorious prayer meeting: "Lord aw’ve yer’d there’s two kinds o’ Christians-Duck-footed Christians, and Hen-footed Christians. Lord, mak’ me a Hen-footed Christian!" The petition seemed ludicrous, yet was offered so seriously one could not, indeed, dare not, laugh. He had noticed the uneven gait of the duck as it tried to walk, first one side and then another, whilst the hen moved splendidly. Thus he prayed that the Lord might save him from a wobbling life.

We must confess that the wobbling malady is far too prevalent these days.

I. Doubt Respecting our Standing in Christ will lead to an up-and-down experience. It is our privilege to know we are saved, forgiven, justified, and on our happy way to Heaven. Read John’s First Epistle.

II. Ignorance of our Glorious Privileges in Christ of Victory and Fellowship will lead to wobbling. We can be saved from sin’s power as well as sin’s guilt. There is for us daily overcoming grace. We can live in daily fellowship with Christ.

III. Neglect of Daily Devotional Bible Reading will Lead to Wobbling. Indeed, this is a very fruitful cause. Give the Word of God its proper place in your daily lives.

Autor: James Smith