Post by Betty on Mar 21, 2006 7:21:34 GMT -5
Title: Fear Follows Great Experience
Author: Theodore Epp
Devotion: Theodore Epp
Scripture References:
Genesis 33:1-11
Philippians 3:13-14
Luke 9:23
Galatians 5:16
1 Corinthians 10:12
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Title: Fear Follows Great Experience
Genesis 33:1-11
Jacob had just experienced a wonderful night with
God that resulted in his becoming the new man,
Israel. But when he saw the danger--Esau and his
400 men--fear gripped his heart.
Great experiences do not guarantee constant
faithfulness. Jacob's experience at Peniel was a
stepping-stone to greater living, but it did not
guarantee faithfulness on his part.
He had made significant progress during his 20
years with Laban, but he was not yet all that God
intended him to be.
Even Paul wrote: "Brethren, I count not myself to
have apprehended: but this one thing I do,
forgetting those things which are behind, and
reaching forth unto those things which are
before, I press toward the mark for the prize of
the high calling of God in Christ Jesus" (Phil.
3:13,14).
Experiences that result from crises are like open
doors that make it possible for us to enter a new
aspect of our Christian walk. Thus, Jesus said,
"If any man will come after me, let him deny
himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow
me" (Luke 9:23).
We are to daily take our position in Christ and
follow Him. Galatians 5:16 assures us that when
we walk in the Spirit, we will not fulfill the
lust of the flesh.
When we commit ourselves to following Him, the
Holy Spirit controls our lives, and God lives His
life through us.
"Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take
heed lest he fall" (1 Cor. 10:12).
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Author: Theodore Epp
Devotion: Theodore Epp
Scripture References:
Genesis 33:1-11
Philippians 3:13-14
Luke 9:23
Galatians 5:16
1 Corinthians 10:12
Do you enjoy this devotional? Send it on to a friend!
____________________________________________________________
Title: Fear Follows Great Experience
Genesis 33:1-11
Jacob had just experienced a wonderful night with
God that resulted in his becoming the new man,
Israel. But when he saw the danger--Esau and his
400 men--fear gripped his heart.
Great experiences do not guarantee constant
faithfulness. Jacob's experience at Peniel was a
stepping-stone to greater living, but it did not
guarantee faithfulness on his part.
He had made significant progress during his 20
years with Laban, but he was not yet all that God
intended him to be.
Even Paul wrote: "Brethren, I count not myself to
have apprehended: but this one thing I do,
forgetting those things which are behind, and
reaching forth unto those things which are
before, I press toward the mark for the prize of
the high calling of God in Christ Jesus" (Phil.
3:13,14).
Experiences that result from crises are like open
doors that make it possible for us to enter a new
aspect of our Christian walk. Thus, Jesus said,
"If any man will come after me, let him deny
himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow
me" (Luke 9:23).
We are to daily take our position in Christ and
follow Him. Galatians 5:16 assures us that when
we walk in the Spirit, we will not fulfill the
lust of the flesh.
When we commit ourselves to following Him, the
Holy Spirit controls our lives, and God lives His
life through us.
"Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take
heed lest he fall" (1 Cor. 10:12).
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