April 3

FRATERNITY is fellow warriors

I went past the field of the sluggard, past the vineyard of the man who lacks judgment; thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.  I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest –
and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.  ~ Proverbs 24:30-34

Saint Paul challenges all of us as men to finish the race and to be on our guard.  He knows that even if we’ve built a positive legacy to this point, there are wolves waiting at the door, ready to tear it from our grip and steal it away.  He knows that we can lose our testimony as a role model in a single unguarded moment.
Don’t let anyone rob a lifetime of influence on your wife and your children.  Don’t let moral poverty sneak up on you like a slinking wolf and rip away your witness for Jesus Christ.  Guard your heart!  Guard it in the limitless power of God’s indwelling Spirit.
But don’t stand guard alone.  You need fellow warriors to pray for you, walk with you, and remind you of what you already know.  And there are brothers out there who need the same thing from you!  An arm around the shoulder.  A brotherly nudge in the right direction.  God warns us, and we warn each other.  God strengthens us, and we strengthen each other.  ~ Gary Rosberg

Are you and our council brothers well-positioned to stand guard together?

Character may be manifested in great moments, but it is made in small ones.  ~ Phillip Brooks

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