“So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter.”
Have you ever come across a pool of standing water? The entrance to an area I had previously hunted always flooded in spring, leaving foul pools of stagnant water that had to be navigated to reach my blind. When water pools and does not flow, it breeds all manner of foul things, becoming useless for cleansing or consumption.
Spiritually speaking; stagnation leads to backsliding and a lukewarm spirit which God says he will spit out of his mouth. For the believer it is imperative that we stay flowing, moving, always pressing forward in every aspect of our faith.
That ideal can be challenging; especially when we lack a sense of direction, our specific calling being somehow obscured. Nevertheless we must press on, remaining faithful to that which we do know. We must stand firm; regardless of the obstacle, following those familiar paths of the good and right - faithfully. In doing so, we bypass the spiritual stagnation that would keep us from our desired reward.
Luther.
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