WWJD.0
“If you are slack in the day of distress, Your strength is limited.” Proverbs 24:10 (NASB)
When faced with temptation, what is your reaction? When falling into temptation what is your response? Too long has this generation gone by thinking that they no longer need to heed the Word of God and as a preacher and teacher of His word I am held accountable for what I teach and do not teach.
We must understand that the Word of God is still very relevant in our lives today as it was back then. It is useful in guiding our moral decisions and training us in righteousness so that we may be equipped to do God’s will (2 Timothy 3:16-17). It is unfortunate that so many people have incorrectly made up their minds about God’s word in their lives that they refuse to heed advice or listen to correction when anyone tells them that the Word of God says differently.
Walter Kaiser said it well in his book What Does the Lord Require Of Us? when he asked if "those excuses and realities pass the test of the final day when we stand before the Lord?" Another overly used example is even if you do not believe in gravity that does not cause it to cease to exist. In the same way, we can choose to distort or ignore the truth, but that in no way causes it to be void and irrelevant.
Likewise, the Christian walk is not one in which we choose when and where we will be Christian, but rather that we are Christ-like in all things. I hear excuses ranging from “but it’s not fair”, to “I deserve it because I did _____”, to “but this will be the last time”, to “it is not sin anymore” and I cringe because that is not what the Bible says. If we fail in the day of adversity, our strength is small. We are still leaning on our own efforts and maybe we have never actually surrendered to God.
In the next couple of posts, I would like you to join me in examining what the Scriptures say about morality as we dive deeper into living with a Christian Worldview. Essentially, the series will see the validity of asking ourselves the cliché of “What Would Jesus Do?” in all areas of our life.
WOD:
5 rounds for time of:
135-lb. deadlift, 9 reps
135-lb. hang power snatch, 6 reps
135-lb. overhead squat, 3 reps
When faced with temptation, what is your reaction? When falling into temptation what is your response? Too long has this generation gone by thinking that they no longer need to heed the Word of God and as a preacher and teacher of His word I am held accountable for what I teach and do not teach.
We must understand that the Word of God is still very relevant in our lives today as it was back then. It is useful in guiding our moral decisions and training us in righteousness so that we may be equipped to do God’s will (2 Timothy 3:16-17). It is unfortunate that so many people have incorrectly made up their minds about God’s word in their lives that they refuse to heed advice or listen to correction when anyone tells them that the Word of God says differently.
Walter Kaiser said it well in his book What Does the Lord Require Of Us? when he asked if "those excuses and realities pass the test of the final day when we stand before the Lord?" Another overly used example is even if you do not believe in gravity that does not cause it to cease to exist. In the same way, we can choose to distort or ignore the truth, but that in no way causes it to be void and irrelevant.
Likewise, the Christian walk is not one in which we choose when and where we will be Christian, but rather that we are Christ-like in all things. I hear excuses ranging from “but it’s not fair”, to “I deserve it because I did _____”, to “but this will be the last time”, to “it is not sin anymore” and I cringe because that is not what the Bible says. If we fail in the day of adversity, our strength is small. We are still leaning on our own efforts and maybe we have never actually surrendered to God.
In the next couple of posts, I would like you to join me in examining what the Scriptures say about morality as we dive deeper into living with a Christian Worldview. Essentially, the series will see the validity of asking ourselves the cliché of “What Would Jesus Do?” in all areas of our life.
WOD:
5 rounds for time of:
135-lb. deadlift, 9 reps
135-lb. hang power snatch, 6 reps
135-lb. overhead squat, 3 reps
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