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Wednesday, 30 April 2025

Sin’s Like That

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“When we confessed Jesus as Lord and Saviour, God wiped our slate clean. However, from time to time we drop our guard and land on a block of ice in the river headed for a dreadful fall.”

Romans 6:11
In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

A story is told of an eagle perched on a block of ice floating down the river above Niagara Falls. The swift current carried the ice and its regal passenger closer to the edge of the great precipice. Other birds and animals cried out, warning the eagle of the danger that lay ahead but he thought he knew better. "I have great and powerful wings," he boasted. "I can fly from my perch at any time. I can handle it." Suddenly the edge of the falls was upon him. The torrent of water rushed the block of ice over the great falls. The mighty eagle spread his powerful wings to rise above the awaiting doom only to discover too late that his claws had become frozen fast to the block of ice he was standing on.

As a Christian, I am not exempt from temptation and sadly I often succumb to it and fall. I would that I didn’t but, if I’m honest, I do. Even though I am born again and a new creation in Jesus, I still find the lure of the world overpowers me at times. Unfortunately, I often do things that I wish I had not done and don’t do things that I wish I had done.

Paul the Apostle had this dilemma, too. He said, “I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do--this I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.” Another time he said, “For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want.”

Sin’s like that. It’s a block of ice. Stand long on it and you will become frozen by its icy grip. Sin entered the world when man disobeyed God’s eternal word and has held us fast since Eden. The Bible says that if we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. But it also says that if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

If you have come to Christ and consider yourself born again then you are, indeed, a new creation and God has removed all sin from you. The blood of Jesus settled our account for sin once and for all, because justice was done at Calvary. When we confessed Jesus as Lord and Saviour, God wiped our slate clean. However, from time to time we drop our guard and land on a block of ice in the river headed for a dreadful fall. Here, if we linger too long, it freezes around our ankles. Richard Baxter said, “And the longer you delay, the more your sin gets strength and rooting. If you cannot bend a twig, how will you be able to bend it when it is a tree?”

So, don’t waste time. Admit to your committed sin daily so that when you approach that waterfall you can soar on wings like an eagle. And remember those wings only come when you wait on the Lord!

God-tracking is holding a short account of sin.

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Romans 7:15-20
Galatians 5:17 (NIV)
1 John 1:8-9
1 Peter 1:17-18
Isaiah 40:31

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Don’t Give Up, Look Up & Pray

“Reveal to me when I am perched on an ice block of sin, O Lord. Help me to repent on a daily basis so that I may draw closer to you as I track your paths for my life.”

“Dear God, I want to keep a short account of my sins. I realise that I do still sin from time to time and I am sorry, Lord. I admit to you that I have recently done, said and thought things that I know have grieved your Holy Spirit and I’m sorry. I repent of all sin and seek your gracious forgiveness and cleansing. O Father, your grace is the blowtorch that melts the ice of sin from around my ankles. Thank you for your grace. It is only by your grace that I can face another day in this world that is riddled with sin. Thank you for your mercy and forgiveness. Reveal to me when I am perched on an ice block of sin, O Lord. Help me to repent daily so that I may draw closer to you as I track your paths for my life. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen.

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GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

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Friday, 25 April 2025

The Enemy has a Plot but God has a Plan

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“Satan, the enemy of God’s plans, will do all he can to prevent you from following your God-given purpose. Nonetheless, in the end, God will make sure that what needs to happen will happen.”

2 Chronicles 15:7 (NIV)
But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.

I recently endured an attack on my calling and ministry that left me reeling. It had great potential to derail me from the plans of God for my life. This attack affected my marriage, my finances as well as my career. Until that point in my life, I was enjoying a stable occupation and a rewarding ministry. Then, in one foul sweep, all the wheels came off. I was emotionally threadbare and disillusioned with my call to ministry. The enemy had a plot to derail me but God had a plan to keep me on track.

The scripture makes it plain; you and I have all been called according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will. God has a plan for you. His plan is to use you to interact, impact and influence people to find purpose in the plans of God. God has a plan for every person on earth to come to the knowledge of his overflowing grace by accepting Jesus Christ as Lord. Sadly, however, many will reject God’s message of grace. Only he knows who will respond to his call to salvation but we do not know who will respond. Therefore, it is God’s plan for you and me to be willing to give an answer to everyone who asks about the reason for the hope that is in us. However, Satan, the enemy of God’s plans, will do all he can to prevent you from following your God-given purpose. Nonetheless, in the end, God will make sure that what needs to happen will happen. So, be strong and courageous, your work will be rewarded.

By the grace of God, I kept my eyes on Jesus, when things began to unravel in my life and work. Since then, by the grace of God, he has opened the door for me to touch tens, no, hundreds of thousands of more lives through my work in Christian radio. The enemy had a plot to derail me but God had a plan to keep me on track.

God-tracking is being strong and not giving up.

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Ephesians 1:11
1 Peter 3:15
Joshua 1:9
Hebrews 12:2

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Don’t Give Up, Look Up & Pray

“Dear Lord, I will be strong and not give up, for you will reward the work of my hands.”

“O Lord, I’m so disillusioned with what has happened recently. It seems the enemy has crept in and pulled the rug from under my feet. And yet, O Lord God, I know that my life is in you. You have a plan and purpose for me to impact many lives for the sake of the gospel. You have a plan and purpose for me to care for the needy and help the destitute. So, I stand strong, not in my own strength, but in the strength of your purposes and plans for my life. Dear Lord, I will be strong and not give up, for you will reward the work of my hands. Amen.”

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Friday, 18 April 2025

He'll Certainly Take Care of You

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“He will certainly not abandon you but will surely take care of you. He knows how you got into this mess and he knows how you’ll get out of it.”

Exodus 13:19 (NASB)
“…God will certainly take care of you…”

Pete and Jan were doing well. He was running a successful small business while she looked after the three kids at home. Pete’s business was growing as new opportunities opened to him. Both are Bible-believing Christians, acknowledging God in all they do. Then one day, all hell broke loose. Pete lost a large contract in which he had invested all their savings. Jan fell ill and found it increasingly difficult to care for the children. “Why, O Lord?” cried Pete. “What’s going on? I need help!” Pete and Jan’s story is common. A young couple finding their feet in life only to have the rug pulled out from beneath them. I’ve been there. Have you?

The Bible makes it clear that God knows the plans he has for you. He is eternal, omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent. He knows your situation right now and he will come to your rescue. We read that the enemy of our souls, Satan, prowls around like a lion seeking to devour us. Our battle is not against human forces but against demonic forces in the spiritual realm. Satan is intent on derailing you from the purposes of God.

Be strong and courageous, the Lord is with you. He is your helper. He will meet all your needs according to his magnificent riches in Jesus. He will certainly not abandon you but will surely take care of you. He knows how you got into this mess and he knows how you’ll get out of it. Your Lord is already on the other side of your tomorrow. So, stand together in the power of prayer and set your eyes on Jesus, trusting him as the author and perfector of your faith.

God-tracking is getting through tough times with the care of the Lord.

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Jeremiah 29:11
1 Peter 5:8
Ephesians 6:12
Joshua 1:9
Psalm 121:1-2
Philippians 4:19
Hebrews 12:2

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Don’t Give Up, Look Up & Pray

“Help me to live my life honestly and truthfully before you, by your grace.”

“Dear Lord, help! I find myself in a right pickle. It seems all hell has broken loose against my family and me. And yet, O Lord, I know that you have triumphed over the forces of hell and made me more than a conqueror in Jesus. So, I stand strong now in prayer, rebuking the attack of Satan on my family and claiming your blessing, provision and protection. Amen!”

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