Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safe guard.- 1 Samuel 22:23 In the last post we painted the scenario of a child of God leaving the sheepfold, and getting farther away from safety with each justified step. This scenario is an example of how one never intends to separate from God, yet, as the song says, it is a slow fade. When one word from God's scripture is compromised, it's entire fabric unravels. Like a moth eaten blanket, it is no longer a solid covering when holes are poked in it. For example in 1 Samuel 13:13-14, Saul's compromise, cost him the kingdom. Unfortunately he did not learn his lesson in obeying the Word of God COMPLETELY. We find him two chapters later in a situation where incomplete obedience cost him his anointing as well. 1 Samuel 15:13; 1 Samuel 15:20-22; 1 Samuel 16:14 Is wrestling with the word, because of inconvenience or perceived i...
"The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart, so you may obey it." Deut 30:14