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Luke 9:62
And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
I think this is something every Christian struggles with at times, which is the temptation to return to our old habits. For me it happens when I am under pressure, and I am not feeling very close to the Lord. When the attack comes, and your faith is resting upon feelings instead of truth, it is easy to start thinking about doing things we know are wrong. The attack creates a deep feeling of dissatisfaction, and it seems too hard to get back to the right place. Satan creates an easy way out, a way to immediately gratify yourself. You start reasoning it out, and once you do that you know you have taken the bait, hook line and sinker.
Once we look back sometimes it is already too late; we see something quick, easy and fun. We become enticed, and as we are playing with the idea, the desire is conceiving sin in our hearts. It isn't too long from there before we are on our way to do the thing we know is wrong. The Spirit tells us that we shouldn't do it, but we harden our hearts and dull our ears so we don't hear Him. As we grieve and quench the Holy Spirit of God, we become deluded and lose all perspective. The sin takes control, and we become its willing victim, all for the sake of a short term pleasure we know will not truly satisfy and may cause long term consequences.
Looking back is of the flesh, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God. To avoid looking back, we have to keep our eyes on Jesus. As long as we are looking at Him, we won't look back. If we look back we can't see where He is leading us, so we are no longer fit to do work for the Kingdom. Another reason Jesus tells us not to look back is because once we open that door we are inviting a roaring lion into our home. Those who look back are those whom he *may* devour.
And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
I think this is something every Christian struggles with at times, which is the temptation to return to our old habits. For me it happens when I am under pressure, and I am not feeling very close to the Lord. When the attack comes, and your faith is resting upon feelings instead of truth, it is easy to start thinking about doing things we know are wrong. The attack creates a deep feeling of dissatisfaction, and it seems too hard to get back to the right place. Satan creates an easy way out, a way to immediately gratify yourself. You start reasoning it out, and once you do that you know you have taken the bait, hook line and sinker.
Once we look back sometimes it is already too late; we see something quick, easy and fun. We become enticed, and as we are playing with the idea, the desire is conceiving sin in our hearts. It isn't too long from there before we are on our way to do the thing we know is wrong. The Spirit tells us that we shouldn't do it, but we harden our hearts and dull our ears so we don't hear Him. As we grieve and quench the Holy Spirit of God, we become deluded and lose all perspective. The sin takes control, and we become its willing victim, all for the sake of a short term pleasure we know will not truly satisfy and may cause long term consequences.
Looking back is of the flesh, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God. To avoid looking back, we have to keep our eyes on Jesus. As long as we are looking at Him, we won't look back. If we look back we can't see where He is leading us, so we are no longer fit to do work for the Kingdom. Another reason Jesus tells us not to look back is because once we open that door we are inviting a roaring lion into our home. Those who look back are those whom he *may* devour.
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.Seems to me the disciples abandoned Jesus and returned to fishing after His death. Is that not looking back? Yet they turned the world upside down for Christ. So in my mind, this passage must mean something more than returning to old habits.
