Sermon: The Christian Walk: In Wisdom

Precise Christian Living
#1760-PM

Given 29-Apr-24; 81 minutes

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In attaining accuracy in any human endeavor, whether shooting an arrow, steering a car, operating a power tool, or playing a musical instrument, requires controlling a multiplicity of variables, any of which may prevent successful attainment of the objective. One of the troubling variables consists of our own bias; we each see things from biased perspectives. We do not know all about anything, but wisdom motivates us to keep on searching for the truth, never losing focus, and never yielding to pressures and distractions. Continually practicing perfectly and consistently increases the probability of success—but it does not guarantee success. The most successful golfers have spent multiple thousands of hours in repetitive practice to increase the probability of success. We must be willing to live our craft 24/7, following the tutelage of the heroes of faith (Hebrews 11) and our Trailblazer Jesus Christ, who have modeled the superhuman skill of walking in faith through an obstacle course of carnality, maintaining their distance from the pulls of the world and their own flesh, realizing that their homeland was not in this world's political or cultural systems, but in the coming Kingdom of God. As Ambassadors for God's coming kingdom, we have the advantage of Jesus running at our side, offering counsel, or coaching to keep us on the narrow path, plodding relentlessly to the finish line. God wants us to take our salvation seriously, walking in love, light, and wisdom, attaining the know-how to work out our own salvation, learning how to interact with our spouse, children, work relationships, and interfacing with the public, redeeming the time. We must be circumspect and cautious as to how we deal with the public at large because we are representatives of God's Kingdom.




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