Even If i Walk Alone

Instructing and encouraging you to live your life as a disciple of Jesus

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Our Stronghold

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God is our stronghold. It’s a truth spoken throughout God’s Word. A stronghold is a place that’s been so fortified, it is impenetrable. These days, we might call them bunkers or safe rooms. Historically, they were forts, often carved out of a mountainside. Strongholds were the area of last resort when a kingdom was being besieged.

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They were self-sustaining and people could live there for years while they waited out the attacks of the enemy. It was the safest place one could be, and once inside, they had little to fear from outside forces. And so it is with our stronghold, the Lord Jesus Christ. We are never safer than when we place our life within His.

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Seek God

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One day, this life is going to end. When it does, everything we’ve accomplished will cease to matter. Just like that. Society teaches us to spend our lives pursuing our goals, becoming successful, and accumulating as much stuff as possible. And none of it will matter a bit. Only what we do for Jesus will remain.

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So why do we spend so much time, money, and effort learning how to manage our time, build our companies, and elevate our profile? None of this has any place in the life of a believer. It’s all idolatry and much of it is sinful. We’d never call it that, but the fact remains. We can ignore and run from the facts now, but when we die, the truth will be laid bare in a way none of us wants to face.

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Urgency

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I’ve talked about this many times before, but I don’t think we get it yet. Perhaps we get it intellectually, but anecdotal observation of the lives of others and myself tells me we haven’t ingested it. We need to live with urgency. We must turn to Jesus now. Our best intentions to surrender our lives are nothing more than that if we never act on them. I certainly am speaking to myself here, as well as all my brothers and sisters in Christ.

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As I survey the world around me, I continue to see Christians living a nominal faith that is more concerned with their well-being than it is for the lost, the Church, and the Kingdom of God. Though we claim to surrender all, we still live for ourselves. Our time isn’t given to our King, it’s given to entertainment and pursuing comfort. We eat and drink while tomorrow the lost will die.

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Misplaced Hope

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With the state of the world today, it’s easy to lose hope. But that’s only true if your hope is in the wrong place. If you were looking for hope in the life you thought you’d have, you may be out of luck for a while. But that’s not where we should place our hope. We suffer from a misplaced hope if our hope is not in Jesus. He is our true hope because we know how the story ends.

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We know nothing will ever defeat His Church. What we need to do is take a long view of things. What we do today can be helpful for other Christians 200 years from now. It’s not about our lives right now. As people who are always looking forward to the return of Jesus, we should also be always working for the future of His Kingdom, not ours.

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Your Last Day

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What if you knew today was your last day on earth? It’s a good question to ask ourselves regularly, if not every day. Would your routine be different? What would you change? If you knew by this time tomorrow you would stand face to face with Jesus Christ, would you be proud or ashamed of the last twenty-four hours?

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Few enjoy thinking about death. As long as we’re healthy, there’s a tendency to feel invincible. But time runs out for everyone. We all have a limited amount of time at our disposal, and none of us know exactly how limited our share is. So, regardless of whether you wish to think about your death, it is coming. We may as well prepare for it.

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