Acts 28:4-6 ESV
4 When the native people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live."5 He, however, shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm.6 They were waiting for him to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw no misfortune come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.
How soon after narrowly escaping great trials do we come across more hardship. After overcoming sin and the enemy by trusting in Christ foe salvation, we easily fall back into the old life. A life of indulgence, anger, sexuality, and deciete. When this world sees this back sliding, our lack of love and other shortcomings, how quickly do they begin to accuse us of bring cursed people. That we are condemned hypocrites. That we are just the same as were before the Holy Spirit dwelled in us. Thankfully my friends we have saving grace and not just saved once grace. Just as soon as the enemy leaps upon us to devour our hearts we shake him off like he doesn't have any power because indeed he doesn't. Then as we become more Christ like. The world takes notice. They begin to inquire about the the change in us. The freedom we have from, fear, hatred, lasciviousness, and all forms of malice. Today brother, immediately dear sister, continuously trust our Messiah to continually heal and protect you.
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