Lesson 165: RISE OR FALL – PART 2

There are 3 classes of Christians: those who fall, those who stand and those who are rising constantly. In the first part of this series, we discovered that it is not the will of God that any should fall but some people will surely fall. Similarly, some people will surely stand. Now, we want to take a look at the conditions for rising constantly. May the Lord Himself teach us in Jesus, name Amen.

1. TO RISE, YOU MUST DISCARD THINGS THAT CAN WEIGH YOU DOWN
You surely cannot even stand if you are still indulging in sin.
Consequently, if you wish to keep rising, you must discard sinful habits, because it is only the righteous that shall flourish. Furthermore, all weight in the form of worldly allurements, worldly possessions and worldly securities must be discarded.

Job. 11:14-17; Eph. 4:22; Heb. 12:1; Col. 2:11; I Pet. 2:11; Ps. 92:12; Pro. 4:18; Gen. 19:26; I Sam. 17:39.

2. THOSE WHO AIM HIGH ALWAYS RISE HIGH IF THEY ARE WILLING TO PAY THE COST
To rise high, you must be ambitious, so don’t be satisfy with past achievements, focus all your desire on Jesus Christ and be willing to pay the cost of becoming like Him. Seek Him early in the morning seek Him late at night. Be temperate in all things study His word and resist sin even into the blood.

Phil. 3:12-14; I Cor. 14:1; I Cor. 12:31; I Cor. 14:12; Ps. 38:9; Ps. 63:1; Ps. 3:25; Ps. 119:20, 131; Is. 26:9; Matt. 5:6; I Cor. 9:25; II Tim. 2:15; Heb. 12:4; Is. 40:31