I Kings 18:21
"And Elijah came near to all the people and said, 'How long will you go on limping between two different opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, then follow him.'"
Do you ever feel like your spiritual walk is more like a limp? I know that I do. Sometimes it is because I have been wounded or beaten up through spiritual attack as I try to traverse this life as a Christian. But all too often I am reminded of my limp when I consider the great battle that rages between my spirit and my flesh. More and more I am realizing that this battle is between polar-opposite opinions, God's good and perfect will and plan and the evil that entered the world with the very first sin.
I only have two choices in every situation. I can choose God's way or the wrong way. The wrong way, the way of Baal, consists of three entities. I John 2:16 describes the three as "the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the boastful pride of life." This is the way of the world, the way of Baal. How often I take this path and follow Satan's way in the world. It is no wonder that I walk with a limp in so many situations.
My call is to follow the Lord Jesus Christ, for this is the only "Way" to walk without a limp. When I create my own 'altars of sacrifice,' that I willing lay upon, it is no wonder that I then find myself limping, for I will always limp around altars of my own making. (I Kings 18:26--Read it!)
Lord Jesus, today I choose to follow You. Open my eyes to see those places where I am sacrificing my trust in You by trusting in my flesh, what I can see, and my own sinful pride, for these are the altars that make me limp. Lord, continue to show me that a limp can quickly become lameness. Forgive my idol worship of life in this world while forgetting You. Come, lead me today, that I might walk in Your strength and power!
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