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After spending some time in prayer, I've felt moved to share some insights and, more importantly, ask you, my brothers and sisters in Christ, for your insights. I pray that we may all hear the word of the Lord through each others insights, and that if the Lord has a word for any particular individual, that they may hear it. I'll begin with some insights I had earlier.
Life is so fragile, so short. We cannot do anything of our selves, we cannot even muster the strength to take a breath without the grace of God. I was walking through a cemetery earlier today, huge numbers of gravestones lay all around me, most of them with crosses and some even with bible verses adorning them. And it just dawned on me...the vast majority of the people that lay in these graves will awaken one day to stand before God and will be thrown into the eternal fires of Hell. Every moment of every day so many people are passing into death, and for most of them wrath is the only thing in their future. Brother and sisters in Christ, what are we doing?!
I remember about a year ago an associate of mine died suddenly from a vicodin overdose. The night he died he called me, asking if I needed any weed. I could have told him no, that I don't do that any more, that Jesus Christ saved me. I could have told him about Christ, I could have shared something of the gospel with him. Instead, I said no thanks I'm good, hit me up man. That night he died. It breaks my heart...knowing that he will most likely end up in Hell...to think if only I would have shared Christ with him...I don't know if it would have made a difference, but the fact that I didn't do it...it just breaks my heart.
How many of us have family members, beloved family members, that we know full well are on their way to Hell? Do we spend hours and hours in prayer, pleading the blood of Christ for their salvation? Do we even share Christ with them half the time? No we don't...I'm ashamed of myself...I can sit around in my nice air conditioned room surfing the internet and watching TV, knowing full well that by the grace of God in Jesus Christ I have access to Almighty God's throne of grace....and I don't pray for those that are lost.
Oh brothers and sisters how often do we dispute with each other, how often do we debate and nag each other about inconsequential matters of trivial doctrine, while the whole world around us is heading off a cliff into Hell?! How often do we try to do all these things in the meager power of our flesh, rather than seeking God for empowerment by the Holy Spirit? How often do we distract ourselves with frivolous entertainment and worldly pursuits, rather than fighting for the Kingdom of God?!
I am utterly guilty in all of these areas...I stand before you all as an abject failure...and I pray that God may lavish us all with the grace we so desperately need to wage this war...
Brothers and sisters something big is on the horizon, I feel it in my bones...many trials and tribulations lay ahead, and we all know that we are not ready...the demonic is pouring over into this world more and more with each passing day, people are cannibalizing each other, murder and rape are rampant, millions are dying behind crack pipes and hypodermic needles. Where is the church?! What are we doing?!
Oh beloved brethren in Christ, we need to understand just how utterly weak and in need of grace we are. No flesh can overcome the things that are soon coming upon this world. Only by the power of the Holy Spirit will we be able to do anything to advance the Kingdom of God. So many of us have reduced Jesus to a kind of exejesus, seeking doctrine at the expense of devotion, using the intellect of the flesh rather than the guidance of the spirit. Let us put these divisions aside and seek our Lord and Master, that he might strengthen our frail souls and guide us into understanding of what he would have us to do...
I'm sorry for going on so long, I tend to ramble when I get fired up. Any way, I'd love to hear your insights, what has God put on your heart recently?
Life is so fragile, so short. We cannot do anything of our selves, we cannot even muster the strength to take a breath without the grace of God. I was walking through a cemetery earlier today, huge numbers of gravestones lay all around me, most of them with crosses and some even with bible verses adorning them. And it just dawned on me...the vast majority of the people that lay in these graves will awaken one day to stand before God and will be thrown into the eternal fires of Hell. Every moment of every day so many people are passing into death, and for most of them wrath is the only thing in their future. Brother and sisters in Christ, what are we doing?!
I remember about a year ago an associate of mine died suddenly from a vicodin overdose. The night he died he called me, asking if I needed any weed. I could have told him no, that I don't do that any more, that Jesus Christ saved me. I could have told him about Christ, I could have shared something of the gospel with him. Instead, I said no thanks I'm good, hit me up man. That night he died. It breaks my heart...knowing that he will most likely end up in Hell...to think if only I would have shared Christ with him...I don't know if it would have made a difference, but the fact that I didn't do it...it just breaks my heart.
How many of us have family members, beloved family members, that we know full well are on their way to Hell? Do we spend hours and hours in prayer, pleading the blood of Christ for their salvation? Do we even share Christ with them half the time? No we don't...I'm ashamed of myself...I can sit around in my nice air conditioned room surfing the internet and watching TV, knowing full well that by the grace of God in Jesus Christ I have access to Almighty God's throne of grace....and I don't pray for those that are lost.
Oh brothers and sisters how often do we dispute with each other, how often do we debate and nag each other about inconsequential matters of trivial doctrine, while the whole world around us is heading off a cliff into Hell?! How often do we try to do all these things in the meager power of our flesh, rather than seeking God for empowerment by the Holy Spirit? How often do we distract ourselves with frivolous entertainment and worldly pursuits, rather than fighting for the Kingdom of God?!
I am utterly guilty in all of these areas...I stand before you all as an abject failure...and I pray that God may lavish us all with the grace we so desperately need to wage this war...
Brothers and sisters something big is on the horizon, I feel it in my bones...many trials and tribulations lay ahead, and we all know that we are not ready...the demonic is pouring over into this world more and more with each passing day, people are cannibalizing each other, murder and rape are rampant, millions are dying behind crack pipes and hypodermic needles. Where is the church?! What are we doing?!
Oh beloved brethren in Christ, we need to understand just how utterly weak and in need of grace we are. No flesh can overcome the things that are soon coming upon this world. Only by the power of the Holy Spirit will we be able to do anything to advance the Kingdom of God. So many of us have reduced Jesus to a kind of exejesus, seeking doctrine at the expense of devotion, using the intellect of the flesh rather than the guidance of the spirit. Let us put these divisions aside and seek our Lord and Master, that he might strengthen our frail souls and guide us into understanding of what he would have us to do...
I'm sorry for going on so long, I tend to ramble when I get fired up. Any way, I'd love to hear your insights, what has God put on your heart recently?
