Have you ever felt like people forsake you in the heat of battle? That they get distracted or disguntled and leave you? That they seem to be attracted to other things instead of the ministry where they were called?
Cheer up, you are not alone. Look at the Apostle Paul with Demas.
Colossians 4:14 Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you.
Philemon 1:24 as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow laborers.
2 Timothy 4:10 for Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and has departed for Thessalonica...
Each time Paul remarks about Demas he is giving him less praise. At the start Paul seems to see Demas really coming along. In the next letter there are no words around Demas. In the final letter, he comments he lays out the problem with Demas.
What an awful thing to be mentioned in Scripture throughout all of history as forsaking Paul and heading off into what Demas saw or thought as more important. Demas chose a path where he ended up missing the greatest work of God.
May we live with a different outlook on life. "And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart." Galatians 6:9
May we at Royal Heights run the race together. May we never tire of the good work the Lord has given to us to complete. May we be the church of the Living God,....together!
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