READ: Matthew 18:7-9
Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? :-Galatians 5:7
Many people run a race and get to a place where they suddenly fall and crash to the ground. This is what you have to prevent! Make sure you do not fall to the ground and crash out of the race. You will make it to the very end! You can be faithful unto death!
I have some difficult news for you. There are some evil sticks called Skandalon that have been put out to trip you up. These little sticks, Skandalon, are wicked tricks of the enemy that destroy people who have a great future. Jesus predicted this and was worried for the people in this world who would experience Skandalon.
Woe unto the world because of OFFENCES (SKANDALON)! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
Matthew 18:7
“Skandalon” is a Greek word that refers to a snare or a trap stick. A Skandalon will disturb you and make you trip, fall and crash in the middle of your race. Skandalon is the stumbling block that topples you in the middle of your race to victory.
Jesus said that Skandalon must come. In other words, there is no way to escape from Skandalon. There will by all means be the occasion to fall, the occasion to stumble, the occasion to trip and the occasion to crash to the floor in the midst of your race to the finish line. It is important to be aware of what is going to happen to you.
Skandalon is the reason why people who are faithful today are not faithful tomorrow.
God’s plan for you is for you to be faithful unto death in such a way that you will get a crown at the end of this life.