Hold on for Dear Life
by Dr. Paul Chappell
“For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.”
Titus 1:7–9
Nik Wallenda comes from a famous family of circus performers, and he is the seventh generation of the “Flying Wallendas” to perform as an aerialist. His best-known high wire feats include crossing Niagara Falls as well as a gorge at the Grand Canyon suspended far above the ground. He proposed to his wife who is also from a circus family on a high wire thirty feet in the air. One of Wallenda’s more incredible performances was while suspended from a helicopter 250 feet above the ground while dangling by his toes from the harness. He may have been using his feet rather than his hands, but he was still hanging on for dear life.
That is the approach God calls each of us to have with the truth. We are to cling to the Bible as if our lives depend on it—because they do. There are many things that are helpful and useful to our walk with God, but the Bible is essential. It is more important that our spiritual life be fed than that our bodies receive nourishment. “Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food” (Job 23:12). Yet if we are honest, faced with a choice between skipping Bible reading or skipping breakfast, which would we choose? It is vital that God’s people take the spiritual battles they are facing seriously, and the tool He has given us to fight that battle is His Word.
Titus 1:7–9
Nik Wallenda comes from a famous family of circus performers, and he is the seventh generation of the “Flying Wallendas” to perform as an aerialist. His best-known high wire feats include crossing Niagara Falls as well as a gorge at the Grand Canyon suspended far above the ground. He proposed to his wife who is also from a circus family on a high wire thirty feet in the air. One of Wallenda’s more incredible performances was while suspended from a helicopter 250 feet above the ground while dangling by his toes from the harness. He may have been using his feet rather than his hands, but he was still hanging on for dear life.
That is the approach God calls each of us to have with the truth. We are to cling to the Bible as if our lives depend on it—because they do. There are many things that are helpful and useful to our walk with God, but the Bible is essential. It is more important that our spiritual life be fed than that our bodies receive nourishment. “Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food” (Job 23:12). Yet if we are honest, faced with a choice between skipping Bible reading or skipping breakfast, which would we choose? It is vital that God’s people take the spiritual battles they are facing seriously, and the tool He has given us to fight that battle is His Word.
Today’s Growth Principle:
The Bible is the most important resource God has given us, and we should hold to it tightly.
For all fathers, grandfathers and soon to be fathers,
a happy blessed Father’s Day. =)
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