Daily Devotion
With Pastor Ancel Presnell
Backsliding in our Faith
There has been much talk and interpretation about the term backsliding down through the years. Some believe backsliding is synonymous with losing your salvation. Others believe it’s a total abandonment of ones faith. Then there are those who have never given much thought to it at all.
The Bible defines the term for us. In Proverbs 14:14, the Bible says that “the backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways.” Notice every detail of this verse.
“The backslider in heart!” This reveals that we can put on a good optic show for all who sees us with outward actions and still yet be backslidden in heart. The backslider in heart shall be “filled with his own ways.” This portion of the verse is the definition of the term. There is no Christian who has not went through seasons of their walk with Christ where self-centeredness was not in play. By definition of the scripture, this is backsliding!
“The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: And a good man shall be satisfied from himself.”
Proverbs 14:14