Joshua 23:11 KJV
Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that
ye love the LORD your God.
Joshua urges the people to watch carefully and guard themselves to love
the Lord with all their hearts. The reason such warning is necessary is because
our hearts are so prone to the love of this world.
- Without realizing it
- Slowly and subtly
- In ways that seem innocent
- With excuses that seem necessary
The heart embraces the things of the world and the one who would have never
dreamed of loving anything more than God finds itself captivated by the
allurements of temporal pleasure and comfort.
To love the Lord requires constant vigilance and never failing
maintenance. We slip away from loving God so easily that we must be always
fearful of the devouring effect of this roaring lion of worldly lust.
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