Forward Ever, Backward Never. Part [2] 12/10/2025 (Evening thought)

Psalms 41: 9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

If it happened to Jesus, it can and will happen with the Christian, as individuals seek to move forward ever, backward never…Matthew 10: 21 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death. One thing every Christian must always remember is that of the two invisible agencies, which battle it out for our minds one is bent on saving to the uttermost while the other is hell bent on destroying you to the guttermost.

God goes to very great lengths to save members of the human family, He pulls out all the stops, and He does everything possible to save persons from being lost. It is written in the Scripture that where sin abounds grace did much more abound, meaning that every effort that can possibly be made will be made, and The Lord will not leave one stone unturned in His efforts to save us… Isaiah 5:1 Now will I sing to my well beloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My well beloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill.

Isaiah 5:2 And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. 3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge I pray you between me and my vineyard.

Isaiah 5:4 What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!

Forward Ever, Backward Never. Part [1] 12/09/2025 (Morning thought)

Hebrews 10:37 For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry. 38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draws back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

Whatsoever may be your understanding of God, and the salvation He offers through Christ, one thing you must always bear in mind, that it is Jesus who saves us, and thus, whatever our Christian experience may turn out to be, our relationship with Him should be valued as the highest treasure. Churches don’t save you, membership doesn’t save a single soul, and being in good and regular standing in the eyes of man does not guarantee an abundant entrance into God’s kingdom.

While all of the above are good, it is our individual walk with The Lord that will make the difference in the end. This fact should be kept prominently in view as we study some of the reasons why persons turned back from following Christ, while others determine to run the full nine yards of the Christian race. The Christian race is never about speed, it is about endurance, hence the reason why The Bible says, he who endures to the finish line, the same person will be saved.

Therefore, while persons might begin the journey huffing and puffing, we must always bear in mind that the tortoises often outlast the cheetahs. According to the Bible, satan’s efforts to cause us to turn back, if he can, will come from unlikely sources. And thus, we shouldn’t be surprised if and when the attempts come through those who are close to us.

 Hebrews 10:39 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!