. . . the simplicity that is in Christ —2 Corinthians 11:3
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die.
These famous lines are from The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. They refer to soldiers in battle. We should apply them to ourselves in our Christian walk. Too often when we God calls us to do something, we respond by trying to reason “why” He so calls us.
You cannot think through spiritual confusion to make things clear; to make things clear, you must obey. In intellectual matters you can think things out, but in spiritual matters you will only think yourself into further wandering thoughts and more confusion. If there is something in your life upon which God has put His pressure, then obey Him in that matter. Bring all your “arguments and . . . every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ” regarding the matter, and everything will become as clear as daylight to you ( 2 Corinthians 10:5 ). Your reasoning capacity will come later, but reasoning is not how we see. We see like children, and when we try to be wise we see nothing (see Matthew 11:25 ).
We need to stop thinking and start doing.
Nick
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