The Fall

Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

TDAgiantslayer@gmail.com 

 

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There is NO growth without resistance. This the first law of sowing and reaping. Garth Heckman

 

So how do the mighty fall?

 

Deception comes before DESTRUCTION.

 

REVIEW Steps…

Choosing to not fight - we are at war

Seeking peace over purpose - Peer pressure, personality, sincerity Spirit/Truth, media influence

Deception - false sense of peace and self righteousness

Perversion - Now the demonic gets involved because you chose to walk in deception

False worship - 

Destruction - If not corrected you fall and affect others

 

subtle little erosions in your faith and belief in God and his word that will cause a fall and ultimately a destruction. 

 

 

So how do we recover from the fall?

 

To the church of Ephesus 

Rev. 2:4-5 4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. 5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent.

 

 

I.  REMEMBER

 

Remember what new love is like? 

Remember how in love you used to be?

Are you as in love with Jesus as you once were?

 

Just as when a man and woman fall in love, so also new believers rejoice at their newfound forgiveness. But when we lose sight of the seriousness of sin, we begin to lose the thrill of our forgiveness (see 2 Peter 1:9).

 

I Peter 1:9  But those who fail to develop these virtues are blind or, at least, very shortsighted. They have already forgotten that God has cleansed them from their old life of sin.

 

 

II.  REPENT

 

 I JOHN 1:8  If we say we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and refusing to accept the truth. ⁹  But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong. ¹⁰If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts.

 

 

Mathew 6 The Lords prayer

Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors….

 

 

Confession and repentance of sin are a constant mark of the person walking in the light of fellowship with God.

 

 

III.  REPEAT

 

IF A FRIEND ASKED YOU WHAT THEY SHOULD DO TO GET THE FIRE BACK IN THEIR LIFE -  WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO DO? - You would probably tell them to do what you used to do when you were on fire for God.

 

Jesus does not say to read your bible more, go to church more, give more, sacrifice more, serve more… AND THOSE MIGHT BE A PART OF WHAT YOU REPEAT - But the point he makes is go back to being obedient to the voice of God - like you were when you first believed.