Are You Watchful?
Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who are watchful and standing firm. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Lookouts towers on mountaintops are set up to watch for the first signs of fire. Once detected, resources can be called upon to deal with the blaze. Likewise, believers need to be watchful and more.
1 Corinthians 16:13-14 (ESV) issues a call to action:
“Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.”
Apostle Paul’s twelve-word statement is worth unpacking.
Be watchful for those who try to spread false doctrine and sow discontent among believers.
Stand firm in personal faith in Christ and in the face of persecution and temptation. When it says, “act like men,” Apostle Paul gives two men of faith as examples: Apollos and Stephanas.
Being strong can mean physical and mental toughness when it comes to defending the faith against false teachers. All of these need to be done in love.
Imagine yourself in a lookout tower. It all starts with being watchful.
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