My observations of the Church in America lead me to the conclusion that most members are living by feelings rather than by faith. This, at least partially, explains the anemic condition of the "saints" today.
Consider the content of most services: A lot of music, mostly geared toward leading the singers/listeners into a state of "feel-good".
Then, the "message" is carefully built with concern that no one be made to feel judged, or "sinful".
End result: Millions of church-goers are getting their weekly fix of feel-good, positive-thinking psycho-babble that appeases the conscience, but does absolutely no good as far as preparing eternal souls to live Godly lives!
Beloved, unless I totally misunderstand the clear teachings of God's word, this nation is in for some very challenging times! We have sinned against more light, as a nation, than any other people in history! If the Lord is to be true to His character, as revealed in the Bible, He will judge this nation!
When the shaking begins the spiritual fluff that "Rev. Feel Good" has become rich off of will be revealed as inadequate, as far as sustaining those who have chosen to embrace such!
The solution? Get into the word of God! It is unconscionable that Christians who have been in "the way" for years have never read through the Bible! If this speaks to you, tell me, how do you expect to stand in the evil day when you are so lacking in the armor of God? (Eph. 6).
Faith, keeping faith, has no other source than the word of God! His word is the revelation of His will & purpose! You're either feeding your faith on a regular, frequent diet of Scripture, or you really have no faith!
Jesus said that "many are called, few are chosen." The chosen are those who have chosen to follow Him according to the truth of His word!
He that has an ear, let him hear!
God bless.
Welcome!
My prayer is that you will find something here that will encourage you to love the Lord with all of your heart, soul, mind and strength. In this day of cheap grace and easy and crossless discipleship, I have a sense of urgency to challenge Christians to make their calling and election sure by examining their life in light of the teachings of God's eternal word.
These entries are not intended to be strictly of a devotional nature, rather, my burden is to issue a challenge, or a wake-up call, if you will, to a Church that is, at present, more closely aligned with the world than with the teachings of the Lord.
I invite you to contact me via email with questions or comments that you may have
web-rev@sbcglobal.net
God bless you as you seek and serve Him.
These entries are not intended to be strictly of a devotional nature, rather, my burden is to issue a challenge, or a wake-up call, if you will, to a Church that is, at present, more closely aligned with the world than with the teachings of the Lord.
I invite you to contact me via email with questions or comments that you may have
web-rev@sbcglobal.net
God bless you as you seek and serve Him.
