“Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling block out of the way of my people.” Isaiah 57:14
The subject of a stumbling block is often dealt with as being someone else’s problem, but not possibly our own. But denial, instead of full consideration, may very well indicate this is a problem with ourselves.
A stumbling block is something that trips us up in the course that God would have us take. And all too often, rather than take it up, we just let it remain as a limiting factor to what we do. So we limp along, with unfinished business, failing to press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. And, we let the circumstances created by the presence of the stumbling block become our justification for things being the way they are.
But God tells us: rather than readjust our whole life to accommodate the stumbling block, we are to exercise our faith in not letting that particular circumstance interfere with going ahead and doing what God wills for us to do. We are to overcome by faith, rather than let circumstances prevent us.
Stumbling blocks impede the needed progress. The things we do while letting the stumbling blocks remain in our way, are not sufficient enough to amount to real progress. Whatever it is that the stumbling block is preventing, is the very thing we need to make real progress.
God has also assured us that He will not suffer stumbling blocks to be laid in our pathway, that He will not grant us a victory over, should we seek this victory from Him by faith: “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” 1 Corinthians 10:13
Where our stumbling blocks are concerned, we need to seek a revival from God to the extent we will no longer allow stumbling blocks to hinder our doing of His will: “And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.” 2 Corinthians 5:15
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