A Heart of Vigilance

 The Lord laid a message on me that just needs to be written, and I hope this plants a helpful seed of vigilance in the heart of someone else. 

It is crazy to witness all of the changes in our world that have become so evident over the last few years. I would have never imagined that this level of deceit and darkness was ever possible. 

Oh, but it is. 

There's so much going on, almost too much to process. Circumstances that create so many questions. And I have to wonder: is anyone else willing to question what is being shown to us?

Let's use a bottle of Coke as an example. Do you really know what's in it? Can you fully trust its ingredient list? 

Have you ever paid attention to the things you are consuming on a daily basis? 

I've been on a water kick recently and in the past couple weeks, I have found myself to be free from thirst; while pop is certainly pleasurable, it always left me longing for something more. I could never satisfy my body's desperation to quench that thirst.

For the longest time, I never knew how dangerous and downright sketchy the ingredients were. I simply wasn't paying attention and I didn't care to investigate. I just knew I liked it, so I kept on buying into it. 

It tasted great, so how can it be harmful?

Right? 

It is SO important to have a heart of vigilance in our world today. The waters of the earth are filled with darkness, dishonesty, and division. Everyone seems to be concerned with all the wrong things; never giving a thought to what's really important right now. 

Be mindful of what you are drinking. Be watchful. Be vigilant. Satan is like a roaring lion that seeks to devour everything that is in his path. 

And it is plain to see that he has sprung forth into action. It's right in front of our faces. 

"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:” (1 Peter 5:8 KJV)

You will never know true satisfaction outside of a personal relationship with Jesus. The water He gives will always be enough to quench your thirst.

My challenge for you today is simply to have a heart of vigilance and to be mindful of what you are consuming. 

Just think about it. 

"But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life." (John 4:14 KJV)