“Let no one keep defrauding you of your prize by delighting in self-abasement and the worship of the angels, taking his stand on visions he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind” (Colossians 2:18)
What difference does it make that another has an experience that differs from yours? This world celebrates these things and they are titillated. And we are too, if we are honest. But we should move beyond these things to know that our hope is in Christ alone; and whatever experience we have, He deems adequate as a base for spiritual growth. Do not make a cult of your faith, but live in the freedom He gives you.
Lord, I do see these things around me. Help me now and always to live into the life You have given me by and in faith. Guide me in Your goodness so that I would hold fast only to that which is true. As for those who have differing experiences, let me think nothing of them other than to pray blessings upon them. As for me, let me always gladly receive the message You send so that I may abide in You.
Lord Jesus, there are many who come selling all kinds of things. Help me to hold fast to the truth You have delivered once for all. Keep my focus on the hope You give and know that in You alone is there grace and mercy. Let me never fall away, nor be led away by those things the world uses to entice. Help me now and always to abide humbly in You and walk the path upon which You lead me. Amen.
