Jesus is irreplaceable. All the money in this temporal world cannot buy our relationship with God. Some people may have fallen away because of greed, pride or idolatry. Anything or anyone who tries to usurp God’s place in our hearts is a potential danger that we must watch out for. The enemy of our soul prowls around desperately seeking who he can devour. I know of people who were hurt or stumbled by fellow Christians and they allow bitterness and resentment to grow. Sad to say, they fell through the cracks and today they are no longer enjoying a joy filled life with Jesus. Some others who have allowed money or positions to corrupt them and the enemy had lured them away from the Lord. The deception of riches and power deals heavy blows on us and we must always be on guard. The Bible cautions us to be careful in these. Obviously, there are other reasons that people backslide. But at the end of the day, what we need to do is to fix our eyes on Jesus at all times.
It is imperative to guard our relationship with Jesus jealously for the enemy seeks to destroy us at the slightest opportunity. The battle that we are engaged in is not a physical battle but one that is spiritual. If we do not flex our spiritual muscles, we are certainly a potential candidate to be slaughtered. For that reason, we continue to draw strength and keep in step with God’s Holy Spirit so that we are constantly near the Lord. His hand of love and protection covers and shield us from all seen and unseen danger. We stay safe and secure in the loving arms of Jesus.
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