“But David stayed at Jerusalem.” 1 Chron. 20: 1 (excerpt)
Rarely, if ever, does sin come as a "one piece
meal;" it comes in bundles, though always with "simple,
non-threatening innocence" at first. But left to run its course unchecked, it will leave
a trail of tragedy and extreme trauma. We must always be alert for the first
signs.
One certain sign of impending doom it the absence from ones
post of duty. The Devil will always find work for idle hands. What would be
likelihood of seeing Bathsheba had David gone to war? But the issue is not just
being at war, because we are well acquainted with many a sad tale of atrocities
of war; it is about having a mind that stays engaged with God - whatever the setting.
So get this, the unvarying post of duty of all Christians is
to keep the mind stayed on Jesus – therein does our safety lie. “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace (free
from the entanglement of sin), whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth
in thee.” Isa. 26: 3. What an amazing
thought if each day we were to wake up at our post of duty!
An appropriate song that captures the essence of this
thought is
I woke up this morning with my mind
(Hallelujah)
stayed on Jesus
Woke up this morning
with my mind
stayed on Jesus
Woke up this morning
with my mind
(Hallelujah)
stayed on Jesus
Hallelu
(Halle)
hallelu
(halle)
Hallelujah.
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