Psalms 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
[Patriarchs & Prophets pp 717] As soon as Satan can separate the soul from God, the only Source of strength, he will seek to arouse the unholy desires of man's carnal nature. The work of the enemy is not abrupt; it is not, at the outset, sudden and startling; it is a secret undermining of the strongholds of principle. It begins in apparently small things—the neglect to be true to God and to rely upon Him wholly, the disposition to follow the customs and practices of the world.
The pressure to bow down is scheduled to increase, and the arm twisting will be ratcheted up as the day for Christ’s coming draws near. Let us therefore be firm and immoveable in our convictions of truth and duty trusting in God for everything we need to make it to the finish line.
We therefore end with a passage of Scripture that would encourage us to ask God for help in times of need, for there is not a single person who has ever lived, who refused the pressure to bow down, on their own. That’s why Christ says emphatically that without me you can do nothing.
Isaiah 40: 29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increases strength. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall. 31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!