TODAY I SHARED THE WORD...
Greetings in the name of Jesus:
I was able to share the Gospel today with a small group of people who were gathered together at church service...I wanted to tell them of God's plan for all men who have desperately wanted to follow Christ in this life. As I spoke the words almost seemed dry to me, and I could not tell if anyone at all was hearing what my heart was trying to scream at the top of it's voice inside of me! Jesus is not coming back for "want to Be's" He is coming back for real family members!
I don't think that God is pleased with what the church has become in this age, and I believe that must change if we are going to see any kind of success in releasing the power of God's Spirit within any ministry in this age. As much as I hate to say it or think it I feel that there is a hardness that is starting to encase the hearts of men in this world. I can see it and feel it in the eyes of those I spoke to this morning...not everyone, but a good deal of those who were gathered today have bought into the idea that simple attendance in a church is good enough for God to bring them into salvation. Many people feel that if they do good works it is the same thing as bearing fruit of God's Spirit in their life, and many others think that if they simply proclaim the name of God as their personal savior it will make that kind of lip service to be a key to changing their lives...but it will not.
I shared scripture today that prove that what God has spoke through me is indeed true, and I know that in my heart when we begin this study within the book of Acts in 1 week from this coming New year celebration it will begin to change lives...I know that in teaching this it will no doubt change my own life. It may may my life a bit more uncomfortable as I start to see the effects of true worship of God means to me individually. I will find myself no longer able to casually refer to the Power of the Holy Spirit as something within my life that I can either live with or live without because it must become the center of who I am. The real truth is that we must either get serious about the idea of God as our Lord or we must stop pretending that we love God. God hates those who lie and deceive others for ulterior reasons. He has told us blankly " I would that you would either be "Hot or Cold" and not "Luke warm" for if you are Luke warm I will spume you out of my mouth". It isn't hard to see how much God hates deceit so it isn't a far leap to understand that if we are saying that we love God, but the intent of our heart is somehow false we will be in very deep trouble on the day of His Judgment.
I believe that this coming year will be very difficult for many of those who have served God with a hidden agenda in their hearts. Many have never been exposed to the real truth behind what they do or why they do it, but as we study these things in Acts we will all be exposed to the need for changes in our lives. I pray that you will stay faithful in Christ, and that you will stick with me as we take this years journey together...may you richly bless God through your life in Him.
THE UNWORTHY SERVANT
I was able to share the Gospel today with a small group of people who were gathered together at church service...I wanted to tell them of God's plan for all men who have desperately wanted to follow Christ in this life. As I spoke the words almost seemed dry to me, and I could not tell if anyone at all was hearing what my heart was trying to scream at the top of it's voice inside of me! Jesus is not coming back for "want to Be's" He is coming back for real family members!
I don't think that God is pleased with what the church has become in this age, and I believe that must change if we are going to see any kind of success in releasing the power of God's Spirit within any ministry in this age. As much as I hate to say it or think it I feel that there is a hardness that is starting to encase the hearts of men in this world. I can see it and feel it in the eyes of those I spoke to this morning...not everyone, but a good deal of those who were gathered today have bought into the idea that simple attendance in a church is good enough for God to bring them into salvation. Many people feel that if they do good works it is the same thing as bearing fruit of God's Spirit in their life, and many others think that if they simply proclaim the name of God as their personal savior it will make that kind of lip service to be a key to changing their lives...but it will not.
I shared scripture today that prove that what God has spoke through me is indeed true, and I know that in my heart when we begin this study within the book of Acts in 1 week from this coming New year celebration it will begin to change lives...I know that in teaching this it will no doubt change my own life. It may may my life a bit more uncomfortable as I start to see the effects of true worship of God means to me individually. I will find myself no longer able to casually refer to the Power of the Holy Spirit as something within my life that I can either live with or live without because it must become the center of who I am. The real truth is that we must either get serious about the idea of God as our Lord or we must stop pretending that we love God. God hates those who lie and deceive others for ulterior reasons. He has told us blankly " I would that you would either be "Hot or Cold" and not "Luke warm" for if you are Luke warm I will spume you out of my mouth". It isn't hard to see how much God hates deceit so it isn't a far leap to understand that if we are saying that we love God, but the intent of our heart is somehow false we will be in very deep trouble on the day of His Judgment.
I believe that this coming year will be very difficult for many of those who have served God with a hidden agenda in their hearts. Many have never been exposed to the real truth behind what they do or why they do it, but as we study these things in Acts we will all be exposed to the need for changes in our lives. I pray that you will stay faithful in Christ, and that you will stick with me as we take this years journey together...may you richly bless God through your life in Him.
THE UNWORTHY SERVANT
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