People to WIN! -- Stability!

Thursday, November 4, 2010
Read 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5 and Colossians 2:5
BY Marvin Lashley

Imagine you have climbed a tall mountain, but just before you reach the summit there is a deep ravine! There you have two poles. Both are one foot wide. Now, you have to cross that deep ravine and you can use either pole. Here is the catch, one is round, and long enough to cross here, and the other is square, but you need to walk a while with someone who knows where to find a place to cross…. Which pole do you want to use?

The round pole may get you there sooner, but it would be much tougher and more frightening, and well, the risk….. Moving left and right, trying to keep in the exact middle…. We can fight all the way up the hill to the ravine, but if we aren’t stable when we cross it, well it is a long fall! What of the square pole, it may take more perseverance, but the stability to cross the ravine just might be worth it!

The same can be said of a team on the field, working their way to that championship, then, wham, the quarterback is injured! Do we have a guy who is less experienced try to throw a touchdown pass on the next down, or what about slowly moving our way to the goal line little by little? The latter a little more stable, perhaps?

So, how do we become stable?

“But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.” 2 Thessalonians 3:3

“For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit and delight to see how orderly you are and how firm your faith in Christ is.” Colossians 2:5

The ravines will come, we have to use the stable way across it! Our Lord, and our faith in Him IS that STABILITY! We can work hard and do well, but unless we keep our faith in Jesus Christ, remain in the stability of His word, for the duration of our journey we are merely using the “round pole!”