In continuing through the 10th chapter of 1st Corinthians we come to the above verse, and it should make us stop and think. It is an easy thing to look at the faults and failures of others, quickly condemn them, and then provide commentary as to how "that would never happen to me", "I would never let myself get in that situation", ect. The writer here is finishing up his admonition to the church at Corinth after reviewing the previous failings of the Israelites. He caps it off by saying "If you think you're standing tall without fault right now, watch out, because a fall is coming". He undercuts the natural thought process that runs through all of our heads when we compare ourselves to former Israel. We begin to throw out statements like "Well if I had seen all they had seen, if I had walked through the Red Sea, if I had eaten mana from heaven I would never have done the things they did"..... Take Heed. We are not as holy as we think we are. We are not as sturdy as we think we are. We need to take heed lest we fall.
How does this play out in our lives? Besides the above mention scenario we all to often doubt the strength of our sins, or we over estimate our own strength. Romans 8:37 will tell us that we are "more than conquerors" through whom? Ourselves? Through our resolve, and maturity? Through our theological prowess? Through our self discipline? No. We are more than conquerors through Christ.
Therefore taking heed to ourselves means for us that we should be constantly evaluating our weaknesses, and realizing that it is only through Jesus Christ that we will ever overcome.
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