Every human heart cries out for companionship. God possessed this longing when He made Adam for Himself. It was prophesied of Christ that He “trod the winepress alone.”
One does not walk with God very long before he realizes that if he would know Christ for himself, often he must go alone. It Is expected that the worldly-minded will separate themselves from us when we unite with Christ. But it is true that even brethren will walk no more with us when we seek to know Christ “in the fellowship of His sufferings.”
Single-file saints may feel they are misfits in this age, but in every generation God’s saints have been misfits. They see Him who is invisible and have followed the call of the impossible. They are like mystics who are not quite catalogued. One ca catalogue ideas, but it is a toubh job to catalogue ideals.
Abraham, the Bible say, “went out, not knowing whither he went.” What a senseless thing to do! But from his going out has come seed as the stars of the sky.
Noah built an ark and was considered ridiculous. But by faith he condemned the world and because the heir of righteousness.
Moses threw down a rod. Gideon’s army broke pitchers. Samson wielded a jawbone of an ass. What solitary warriors these were but how mighty they became under God!
Elijah prayed and “shut up the heavens.” He prayed again and the heaven s gave rain. He thought of himself as a single-file saint. Alone he won the battle over Baal.
May God include us in the company of single-file saints because our eyes have seen the invisible and our spiritual desire is for the impossible.
--Don H. Polston
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