Comments on: Run to the battle

By: Ernie

Ernie — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:47:04 +0000

I am always reminded of 2 Tim 2:4 – that we are indeed to please our commanding officer and not get involved in civilian affairs. Again, I am refreshed to run to the battle and not turn to gaze upon all the distractions and temptations!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:56:29 +0000

Such wisdom…thank you so much for the insight, warning and challenge. I have seen the deadliness of the pathways of sin as well as the evil within my own heart that loves those paths. I am reminded of 2 Ti 2:22 – “Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.” May we all flee from sin and evil and give ourselves to fighting the battles of the Lord!

By: e.w.

e.w. — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:41:53 +0000

Thanks for the reminder to move towards God’s calling and good work. It is a protection against idleness, selfishness,and self-focus. It reminds me to push myself and never be in that place of being idle or giving into my own desires.

By: HPark

HPark — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:02:49 +0000

thank you for your sharing p.ed. i am reminded of the power of sin, and that when my heart is not checked on a regular basis through reflection, confession, receiving accountability from my peers and leaders, then the direction of my life will indeed be a ’slow fade’ to destruction. when i live with proper fear of God, i can be delivered from hypocrisy and ungrounded fears. esp as a leader and someone who is older and supposed to be an example to younger ones, i am reminded that i need to be all the more vigilant about struggling with sin and fearing the Holy God more than anything…

By: Carmen

Carmen — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:27:32 +0000

Thank you for sharing, Pastor Ed! I too need to remember all the brothers and sisters around the world that are fighting the Lord’s battle daily so I won’t fall into sin’s traps.

By: maurice

maurice — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:21:04 +0000

Thank you P. Ed again for this startlingly relevant message from many centuries ago. One thing that struck me when I read about Gov. Sanford, was the question, Where is this man’s Christian brothers, does he have a network of people he can share his struggles, temptations with, and from whom he could receive help, prayer, even companionship that may have prevented the first steps of his wandering? Not only did David cross boundaries and shirk his duty, but he was also away from those 30 mighty men who would have given their lives for him. Sure, you would hope he would hold strong on his own. But one has to wonder if the presence of these men and brothers would have helped him keep his mind. So also with us; how important brother and peer relationships really are, affecting or not affecting us in ways that might have drastic consequences down the line…thank you for reminding us of this.

By: John

John — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:51:11 +0000

Thank you for reminding us to be faithful to what God has set in our lives – to not cross boundaries.

By: DK

DK — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:15:07 +0000

Hi Pastor Ed,

That statement “Now, he is so dull.He is a man with broken inner equipment now.” I am reminded of a message from Waypoint Community Church that P. Timothy gave re: needing to be purified in order to do the work of God because God can’t use broken and unclean vessels. Thank you for writing this. It’s a warning all of us need to heed.

By: Dom

Dom — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:49:35 +0000

Thank you for sharing. Reminder of how the spiritual battle focuses our energies and giving our all to God’s work is actually a safeguard against our own sinful hearts.

By: Lawrence Wu

Lawrence Wu — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:59:11 +0000

Thank you for your sharing. I was reminded of your post as I read Chuck Colson’s take on the entire situation. Colson argues quite Sanford should resign and first tend to his marriage.

http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/god-and-mark-sanford/