“Preconceived Ideals”

Sunday, August 11, 2024

Any good baseball player knows the value of forethought. He decides before the pitch what he will do if the ball comes his way. Then, if he must make a play, he won’t waste time making a decision. The split-second save may be the difference between a successful play and an unsuccessful one. 

Jesus was well fortified with forethought. When He faced temptation in the desert, He responded with words learned long before His trial. He acted with speed. He wasted no time in making the crucial decision! 

I Peter 5:8 “Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour” 

Taken from the book “Right Angels” by Ralph Bryant. Ralph is an elder and the preaching minister for the Abell Street Church of Christ in Wharton, Texas.  

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