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WATCH OUT FROM BACKSLIDING!
Paul Dhinakaran
My dear beloved,
Once the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses a person, he becomes a new creation, but the believer holds the responsibility of maintaining the purity of his new born life. The Bible warns against "back sliding" turning back into the old life style which you were leading before the blood of Jesus Christ could cleanse you. This is the major problem of many youngsters today. Once they come to the Lord, they are excited and they zoom into doing great things for God; but as the sorrow of the world begins to come against them; they get cold in their spiritual relationship with God. They then gradually go back to the old sins; and subject their body to the old ways. This is dangerous because it makes the condition of the believer even worse.
Let us consider what the Scripture talks about 'backsliding' in Hebrews 6:4-6. "For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame."
Since those who saw Christ in you as long as you were in Him, now will see you in bad shape; Christ's name will be publicly disgraced. How terrible it is to crucify again, the Lord who died for your sake. Why is that a believer who denies his faith, and back slides cannot return to Christ again? Because the devil makes things worse for him. Let's read Matthew 12:43-45: "When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none. Then he says, "I will return to my house from which came' And when he comes, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order. Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with this wicked generation."
This is what happens when a believer turns back to his old sin and subjects his body to the old sin. Note the fact that: ''the past state of that man is worse than the first." The present state will be seven times worse than the former.
Mans disobedience brought sin into this world. The Almighty God sent His one and only Son Jesus Christ into this world in order to redeem mankind from sin. He was filled with holiness and had nothing to do with sin. He surrendered to the will of His Father and offered Himself as a supreme sacrifice on the cross in order to redeem humanity from sin and sorrow.
Even today, He is sitting at the right hand of His Father. He is pleading for those who are living in sin saying, Father, satan the prince of this world has deceived these children. They do not know what they do. So please forgive them. The Bible says: Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them (Hebrews 7:25).
Dearly beloved, cry out to God today saying, Lord Jesus, I am tormented by sin and sorrows. I surrender my life into Your hands. Please sanctify me with Your precious blood and come into my heart. Then He will come and dwell in your heart and you will bear the image of Lord Jesus. He will grant you the power to overcome the lusts of this world. You will be delivered from the guilt of sin and your sorrow will be turned into joy.
Prayer:
Loving Lord Jesus,
You became the perfect sacrifice to deliver mankind from sin. I come to You seeking your salvation. I accept your sacrifice and surrender my life to You. Save me by your grace. Sanctify me with your precious blood. Deliver me from the guilt of sin. Turn my sorrow into joy.
In Your matchless name I pray.
Amen.