Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Reflection - Number Our Days - Pressing On

Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 40, "Pressing On", Page 184.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.


If I do not experience something far
PHOTO: If I do not experience something far
worse than I yet have done, I shall say
the trouble is all in getting started.
- Mrs. George (Tamsen E.) Donner,
Member of the ill-fated Donner Party,

in a Letter dated June 16, 1846


Every age has its perils, but the greatest peril may be in thinking that the trouble "is all in getting started." Sometimes the greatest hazards lie ahead.

Noah, Moses, Gideon, Samuel, David, Solomon, Uzziah, and a host of biblical people fell into failure near the end of their days. As the apostle Paul reminds us, "If you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall!" (1 Corinthians 10:12)

"The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the devil," C.  S. Lewis wrote.  And the devil's finest stratagem is sloth, "that great, sprawling, slug-a-bed sin," as Dorothy Sayers termed it.

Sloth is a spiritual indifference or apathy that has many causes, but may grow out of the belief that we've arrived and have no more ground to gain. Or, that we have little left to give. "Apathy (lack of interest) causes one to fall into a deep sleep," the Wise Man said, and then added, "that soul will go hungry." (Proverbs 19:15) Ah, there it is: a spiritual torpor (lethargy) that starves our souls. Slow down, we say to ourselves; you've given much. Isn't it time to refrain from further sacrifice? Spare yourself. Why go on reading, studying, pursuing God? Stop this strenuous following after.

No! I say. That is not true. We can never stop growing toward God. Holiness is a dynamic thing, a matter of motion. There is no static balance in the spiritual life. We're either moving toward God or away from Him.

St. Gregory put it simply: "When the soul does not direct its efforts to higher things . . . it stoops to concern itself with low desires." When we fail to direct our passions toward heavenly things, we fall into ungodly desires. Bitter animosities demean us; irritability, petulance (bad-tempered), impatience, and loss of temper degrade our souls.

So we must never let up, for our adversary does not. He is working every moment to plague and blight our final years. We must pursue God and His righteousness with hearty energy to the end of our days. This was Paul's driving compulsion: "To know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death." (Philippians 3:10) It must be ours as well.

To know Jesus, to experience more of his life-giving power, to patiently bear our portion of His humiliation and suffering, to become like Him in self-sacrificing love - this is the work that must keep us busy to the end of our days.

We'll not "achieve" the righteousness we seek in this life - that awaits heaven - but you and I must "press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of [us]." (Philippians 3:12, Acts 22:4)

So, we must pursue the Lord and His righteousness with all our heart, soul, and mind - with a fierce, unyielding resolve for as many days as He may give us. We must spend time in His presence and choose to do His will. Thus He will fill us with His Spirit and deliver us from the perils that lie ahead.

But he who would be born again indeed,
Must wake his soul unnumbered times a day,
And urge himself to life with holy greed. . .
Submiss and ready to the making will,
Athirst and empty, for God's breath to fill.

- George MacDonald
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If I do not experience something far
worse than I yet have done, I shall say
the trouble is all in getting started.
- Mrs. George (Tamsen E.) Donner,
Member of the ill-fated Donner Party, [198]

in a Letter dated June 16, 1846



If I do not experience something far worse than I yet have done, I shall say the trouble is all in getting started.
PHOTO: If I do not experience something far worse than I yet have done, I shall say the trouble is all in getting started. - Mrs. George (Tamsen E.) Donner, Member of the ill-fated Donner Party, in a Letter dated June 16, 1846
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Every age has its perils, but the greatest peril may be in thinking that the trouble "is all in getting started." Sometimes the greatest hazards lie ahead.

Noah, Moses, Gideon, Samuel, David, Solomon, Uzziah, and a host of biblical people fell into failure near the end of their days. As the apostle Paul reminds us, "If you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall!" (1 Corinthians 10:12) [199]


Every age has its perils, but the greatest peril may be in thinking that the trouble 'is all in getting started.'
PHOTO: Every age has its perils, but the greatest peril may be in thinking that the trouble "is all in getting started." Sometimes the greatest hazards lie ahead. The apostle Paul reminds us, "If you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall!" (1 Corinthians 10:12)
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"The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the devil," C.  S. Lewis wrote. [200] And the devil's finest stratagem is sloth, "that great, sprawling, slug-a-bed sin," as Dorothy Sayers termed it.


The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the devil
PHOTO: "The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the devil," C.  S. Lewis wrote. And the devil's finest stratagem is sloth, "that great, sprawling, slug-a-bed sin," as Dorothy Sayers termed it.
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Sloth is a spiritual indifference or apathy that has many causes, but may grow out of the belief that we've arrived and have no more ground to gain. Or, that we have little left to give. "Apathy (lack of interest) causes one to fall into a deep sleep," the Wise Man said, and then added, "that soul will go hungry." (Proverbs 19:15) [201] Ah, there it is: a spiritual torpor (lethargy) that starves our souls. Slow down, we say to ourselves; you've given much. Isn't it time to refrain from further sacrifice? Spare yourself. Why go on reading, studying, pursuing God? Stop this strenuous following after.


Sloth is a spiritual indifference or apathy that has many causes, but may grow out of the belief that we've arrived and have no more ground to gain.
PHOTO: Sloth is a spiritual indifference or apathy that has many causes, but may grow out of the belief that we've arrived and have no more ground to gain. Or, that we have little left to give. "Apathy (lack of interest) causes one to fall into a deep sleep."
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No! I say. That is not true. We can never stop growing toward God. Holiness is a dynamic thing, a matter of motion. There is no static balance in the spiritual life. We're either moving toward God or away from Him.

St. Gregory put it simply: "When the soul does not direct its efforts to higher things . . . it stoops to concern itself with low desires." [202] When we fail to direct our passions toward heavenly things, we fall into ungodly desires. Bitter animosities demean us; irritability, petulance (bad-tempered), impatience, and loss of temper degrade our souls.


St. Gregory put it simply:
PHOTO: St. Gregory put it simply: "When the soul does not direct its efforts to higher things . . . it stoops to concern itself with low desires." When we fail to direct our passions toward heavenly things, we fall into ungodly desires. Bitter animosities demean us; irritability, petulance (bad-tempered), impatience, and loss of temper degrade our souls.
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So we must never let up, for our adversary does not. He is working every moment to plague and blight our final years. We must pursue God and His righteousness with hearty energy to the end of our days. This was Paul's driving compulsion: "To know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death." (Philippians 3:10) [203] It must be ours as well.


So we must never let up, for our adversary does not.
PHOTO: So we must never let up, for our adversary does not. He is working every moment to plague and blight our final years. We must pursue God and His righteousness with hearty energy to the end of our days. This was Paul's driving compulsion: "To know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death." (Philippians 3:10) It must be ours as well.
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To know Jesus, to experience more of his life-giving power, to patiently bear our portion of His humiliation and suffering, to become like Him in self-sacrificing love - this is the work that must keep us busy to the end of our days.


To know Jesus, to experience more of his life-giving power, to patiently bear our portion of His humiliation and suffering, to become like Him in self-sacrificing love - this is the work that must keep us busy to the end of our days.
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We'll not "achieve" the righteousness we seek in this life - that awaits heaven - but you and I must "press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of [us]." (Philippians 3:12, Acts 22:4) [204]

So, we must pursue the Lord and His righteousness with all our heart, soul, and mind - with a fierce, unyielding resolve for as many days as He may give us. We must spend time in His presence and choose to do His will. Thus He will fill us with His Spirit and deliver us from the perils that lie ahead.


We must pursue the Lord and His righteousness with all our heart, soul, and mind - with a fierce, unyielding resolve for as many days as He may give us.
PHOTO: We must pursue the Lord and His righteousness with all our heart, soul, and mind - with a fierce, unyielding resolve for as many days as He may give us. We must spend time in His presence and choose to do His will. Thus He will fill us with His Spirit and deliver us from the perils that lie ahead.
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But he who would be born again indeed,
Must wake his soul unnumbered times a day,
And urge himself to life with holy greed. . .
Submiss and ready to the making will,
Athirst and empty, for God's breath to fill.
[205]

- George MacDonald


But he who would be born again indeed
PHOTO: But he who would be born again indeed,
Must wake his soul unnumbered times a day,
And urge himself to life with holy greed. . .
Submiss and ready to the making will,
Athirst and empty, for God's breath to fill.
- George MacDonald
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Dear Lord,
PHOTO: "Dear Lord, we learn that every age has its perils, but the greatest peril may be in thinking that the trouble ‘is all in getting started.’ Sometimes the greatest hazards lie ahead.

Noah, Moses, Gideon, Samuel, David, Solomon, Uzziah, and a host of biblical people fell into failure near the end of their days. As the apostle Paul reminds us, ‘If you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall!’

We too learn that ‘The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the devil.’ And the devil's finest stratagem is sloth. We pray we will not fall into ’that great, sprawling, slug-a-bed sin.’

Lord, help us not to become sloth, the spiritual indifference or apathy that has many causes, but may grow out of the belief that we've arrived and have no more ground to gain. Or, that we have little left to give.

We do not want to have Apathy causing us to fall into a deep sleep and our soul will go hungry as we slow down and stop this strenuous following after. We pray that we do not have spiritual torpor, which starves our souls.

May we never stop growing toward God. As holiness is a dynamic thing, a matter of motion, and there is no static balance in the spiritual life. We're either moving toward God or away from Him.

May our soul do not stop its efforts to higher things, or it stoops to concern itself with low desires. Help us to direct our passions toward heavenly things so that we do not fall into ungodly desires. Bitter animosities demean us; irritability, petulance, impatience, and loss of temper degrade our souls.

Lord, help us never to let up, for our adversary does not. He is working every moment to plague and blight our final years. Help us to pursue God and His righteousness with hearty energy to the end of our days. May we follow Paul’s compulsion: ‘To know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death.’

Help us to know Jesus, to experience more of his life-giving power, to patiently bear our portion of His humiliation and suffering, to become like Him in self-sacrificing love till the end of our days.

Lord, we pray that we ‘press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of [us]’, and ‘achieve’ the righteousness we seek in this life - that awaits heaven.

May we pursue the Lord and His righteousness with all our heart, soul, and mind - with a fierce, unyielding resolve for as many days as He may give us. May we spend time in His presence and choose to do His will. May He fill us with His Spirit and deliver us from the perils that lie ahead.

Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen!
"
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Reflection - Number Our Days - Pressing On
Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 40, "Pressing On", Page 184.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.




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'Faithful to the end', A Preacher's Exposition of 2 Timothy, @ 2014 by Robert M. Solomon<br>
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"Finding rest for the soul" Responding to Jesus' Invitation in Matthew 11:28-29, ©
2016 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Finding rest for the soul (Links)
Reflection - Finding rest for the soul (Links)
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2018/10/reflection-finding-rest-for-soul-links.html


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https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-i.html


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"Songs of Christmas", The Stories and Significance of 20 Well-Loved Carols, ©
2018 by Robert M. Solomon

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https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/04/reflection-songs-of-christmas-links.html
 

"Growing Old Gracefully", Following Jesus to the End, © 2019 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part I - III (Links), posted on Wednesday, 09 December 2020
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Reference
[1] From "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Copyright © 2008 by David Roper, ISBN 978-981-11-7184-0, Chapter 40, "Pressing On", Page 184-187.

[198] Kenneth L. Holmes, Covered Wagon Women: Diaries and Letters from the Western Trials, 1840-1849 University of Nebraska Press, 1995). This letter was written when the party was 200 miles from Fort Laramie, on the way to California.

[199] 1 Corinthians 10:12

[200] C. S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters.

[201] Proverbs 19:15 (my translation). The Hebrew noun atzlah, usually translated "laziness," suggests apathy and inertia.

[202] St. Gregory, Pastoral Care (Paulist Press), 134.

[203] Philippians 3:10

[204] Philippians 3:12, emphasis added. Paul's verb, which is translated here "press on," means "to run after, to chase after, to pursue with intensity" - the same word he used to describe his relentless, uncompromising pursuit of the church: "I persecuted he followers of this Way to their death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison" (Acts 22:4, emphasis added).

[205] George MacDonald, The Diary of an Old Soul, May 21. MacDonald is not suggesting that we must work to be saved, but that our salvation may become indeed new life and deliverance form sin.


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