The Crisco Cops!
"Though he fall, he shall not be utterly
cast down; for the Lord upholds him
with His hand."
Psalm 37: 24
When the Philadelphia Eagles returned home for an
heroic parade after winning the NFC Championship,
city officials sent workers out with cans of Crisco. The
“Crisco Cops,” as they were called, greased the light
poles on the parade route to keep rowdy fans from
climbing them.
Sometimes living a godly life feels like climbing
a greased pole. Sin is slippery, and the gravity of
our fallen nature works against us. Apostle Paul
gave his own testimony about this in Romans
7,
saying, “Although I want to do good, evil is right
there with me” (verse 21).
When we fall into sin, we must confess it to God
honestly. We must also resolve to do better with
His help. He knows how to take His hand and
uphold us, pressing us upward and onward in
the glorious growth of
godliness.
Proverbs 24:16 says that a righteous person may
fall seven times but will rise again. Psalm 37:24 is
“If they fall, they will not stay down, because the
Lord will help them up”.
Don’t give up on
personal holiness!
"It is inconceivable that the Christian
should ever think of sin without
also
thinking of his Savior."
John Stott
