“I know where you live – where Satan has his throne.
Yet you remain true to my name…”
(Revelation 2:13)
I’ve been told that if you place a frog into a pot of boiling water, it will immediately leap out to escape the danger of the hot water. However, if you place a frog into a kettle of water at room temperature, it will be comfortable with its surroundings and will remain in the water. Since the frog’s survival instincts are geared to detecting sudden changes, you can now begin to increase the temperature of the water very slowly and the frog will stay content in the water, completely unaware of any danger. Continue to turn the temperature up until the water is boiling and the poor frog gets cooked – content, but dead.
I wonder how often the same thing happens in our spiritual lives. We receive Jesus as Savior, start going to church and Bible studies, and settle in to our new environment – content and comfortable. Then as the world around us changes very gradually, we get sucked in and begin accepting the world’s standards and compromising our own moral and spiritual standards.
The third church of Revelation (Pergamum) had that problem. They lived in a very pagan society, and somehow got sucked in. They began accepting Satan’s lies fed to them by the pagan culture in which they lived and they compromised their faith. So Jesus had some strong words for them. (Rev. 2:12-17)
Sometimes it’s difficult to discern right from wrong today. And sometimes it’s very easy to compromise our faith. Don’t let it happen to you! Remain true to Jesus’ name. Here are three steps to remaining true and faithful to Jesus…
- Read God’s Word – Know the truth & the truth will set you free!
- Recognize Satan’s lies.
- Repent of compromise.
The world around us is changing all the time. The standards of righteousness are softening gradually and constantly. Don’t be a frog in the kettle. Jump out of the kettle and be counted for Jesus Christ!
Heavenly Father,
Thank you for Your Word, the Bible.
Because You are absolute Truth, Your Word is truth, as well.
May Your Holy Spirit guide me into the truth of Your Word,
and may Your Word always guide my daily life.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
