“The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger” (Job 17:9).
I’ve seen some of you around town. I’ve noticed a few of you in Wal-Mart, an aisle or two over from mine. I’ve watched as you sit in the pews beside me. I’ve talked to you on the phone recently and heart it in your voice. I can tell from what you’ve typed me in emails. Some of you? Well, some of you are in serious need of a pep talk.
Thing is, my words won’t do. ‘Thus saith Malinda’ can’t offer the boost required for your hearts to be refreshed. Anything I might suggest is just that, a suggestion. Any advice given needs to bear a disclaimer stating it was provided by a non-professional, an unstudied one, a nobody in the world of knowledge and wisdom. But I still have something to say…Don’t worry, it’s from God, not from me. He says the righteous will hold on his way—move onward and forward; those with pure hearts will become stronger.
Not for you? Think it refers to someone else? Righteous? Hardly, you laugh. Pure? if you only knew my record, you mumble.
Let’s start with the basics: Are you saved? Born again? Washed in the blood? Have your sins been confessed and forgiven? Have you knelt at an altar, beside a couch, while lying on a hospital bed or in the gutter and asked Jesus to be your Savior?
Great! We can continue.
If Christ’s blood has covered your life you are righteous and pure. His blood bleaches the blackest of sins as white as snow—once again, not my words, but His.
As a child of God’s you have a purpose in life, and that purpose is not defeat, discouragement and disease. God intends for us to live life in its fullest—once again, not my words, but His.
Soldiers of His are well-armed, rightly equipped and backed up by an awesome power. There are mountains He intends for us to scale, walls He expects us to tear down, heights He has created us to climb. On our own? That’s a big negative. He makes all things possible—once again, not my words, but His.
Onward. Forward. Stronger. That’s what He has in store for you. Yes, you!
Malinda Edgell
Illinois
PRAY TOGETHER: PANAMA: Pray that seminary students will have effective ministries during their vacation from school. Pray all eight will return when classes resume in mid-March.
