Sep 18, 2018
May God strengthen
your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of Jesus
when He returns. 1Thess 3:13
The strong heart is
one that has the courage to live holy for Jesus.
The World’s Strongest Man competition happens at the end of
March every year in Venice Beach. Men
from various countries compete in grueling events that involve lifting heavy
weights, moving objects, showing agility, and outlasting their foes. It is won by the person who competes best in
all of the events, tallying the most points in the competition. In 2014, Zydrunas Savickas won for the 4th
time, an amazing record in itself.
Unfortunately, as strong as Zydrunas is, the physical
strength he demonstrated does not make him the strongest man in the world. There is something that takes much more
strength than weights and objects. The
strongest people in the world demonstrate it through a totally different
challenge than what is exhibited on Venice Beach in March. That’s because the event that requires the
greatest strength in the world is not a physical event … it’s a spiritual
one. The STRONGEST people are those that
stand against the culture’s unholy temptations and live a holy life.
Few people survive this competition. Many slip and fall under its weight. Some quit and never try. The strength required to be holy is far
greater than any physical or mental strength a man has ever had. That’s why it takes a lifetime of
training. Without work on the soul, we
are doomed to be weaklings and quitters.
The ironic thing is … people weak in holiness are good at
calling the holy ones ‘weak-minded’! Somehow,
the world’s system promotes physical power, mental bullying or social prominence
as signs of power over volitional fortitude.
It’s almost comical they would call Christians weak … since they have
proven their own lack of a righteous backbone in their sinful lifestyles.
Sadly, I have been one of those weak-minded people. Every time I willfully sin, it’s about
choosing the weak way out of holy living.
Every cut-down or criticism of someone shows my own lack of spiritual
backbone. It’s pretty easy to claim to
be strong, but I show my true stripes in the lifestyle I live … and you do too.
Choose to be STRONG today!
Make the holy decision! Exercise
your volitional muscles, and work out the strength of your character. Stop listening to weak-willed people tell you
that holiness is weakness. Quite the
opposite – your holiness is proof of your strength!
Who knows … you might just discover you’re the strongest
person in the World! (Or maybe you’ll be
the strongest person in your family, which will help them be strong too.)
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