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 God Has Taught Us How to Keep Our Faith from Being Shipwrecked ㅡ

 “This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;

 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:”

 (1 Timothy 1:18, 9)

 “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” (Matthew 26:41).

 We are pilgrims and strangers in this world, traveling a path beset with dangers from those who have rejected the only One who could save them.

 Ingenious subterfuges and scientific problems will be held out before us, to tempt us to swerve from our allegiance, but we are not to heed them.

 Let every soul be on the alert.

 The adversary is on your track. Be vigilant, watching carefully lest some masterly snare shall take you unaware.

 The experience of the disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane contains a lesson for the Lord’s people today.

 They did not realize the necessity of watchfulness and earnest prayer in order to withstand temptation.

 Many today are fast asleep, as were the disciples.

 They are not watching and praying lest they enter into temptation.

 Let us often read and give careful study to those portions of God’s Word that have special reference to these last days, pointing out the dangers that will threaten God’s people.

 We need keen, sanctified perception.

 This perception is not to be used in criticizing and condemning one another, but in discerning the signs of the times.

 We are to keep our hearts with all diligence that we may not make shipwreck of faith.

 (In Heavenly Places 97)