April 2025 - Build Wisely
" Why would we undo the work our parents have already done in coming this far? " (Hannah) " The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places: yea, I have a goodly heritage. " (Psalm 16:6) The goal of the Christian life is sanctification, becoming more like Christ. " Be ye holy; for I am holy. " (1Peter 1:16) Yet it seems today, that so many of my generation have forgotten. Those like me, raised as second or third generation Christians, have not experienced the world firsthand so it can look enticing. Rather than striving to become holier, we seek to see how much we can get away with while still "doing right". Christ desires better for us. 1. We have have been warned: " Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. " (Hebrews 12:14,16) Esau was raised as a third generation Christian. From the time...
