I don't know about you - but I've had many situations - even this week - that I've had to escape. Situations where I felt the enemy pressing in on me. Sometimes I feel as if I shouldn't give the devil so much credit. I don't want to be afraid of him or obsessively run from his presence of threat. But, at the same time, I do not want to foolishly underestimate his ability to get me off course in God's plan for my life. So here I am stand - just like you, determined to stay on the path that God has ordained for me - and trying to resist the one who attempts daily to oppress and throw me off course.
I would be surprised if you told me that there was nothing you needed to escape from. Are you so immune to the forces of evil? Are you so able to resist the tempter? Even Jesus was tempted. Why would we think that evil would be absent from tempting us? This then is what we must escape. For there is great danger in giving into the desires of the flesh. There is great danger in thwarting God's plan for your life, veering off course. Run the race! Stay on course! You know the call God has set for your life! Follow it - quickly. obediently. consistently.
What's going on in your life? E-mail me - ndkilgore@gmail.com. I'd love to hear from you.
