carlos.c304
July 6th, 2008, 07:56 PM
This is a blog I had written on myspace.I hope it may inspire someone who reads it to be more willing to spread the word, while it is still day.
" The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is christians who acknowledges with their lips, and walk out the door, and go on with their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable."
Unknown
When I first heard this quote the other day, it didn't make an immediate impact. But, as time went by and it stayed with me, I began to understand that there was some truth to it. What light do we show the world? Do you see a drunk in the gutter and walk on by thinking "man, Im glad Im not like that.", or see a drug addict laying somewhere high on whatever drug they could get their hands on and walk by like they are invisible. Have we become so high and mighty that these people are beneath us?
As we walk this earth, waiting on the day of our redemption, are we redeeming the time? Are we walking the walk as well as talking the talk? Are you walking , in holiness, after Christ, being a beacon of light to a lost and dying world?
This is the hardest blog I have ever had to write because I am examining myself as I type it and finding I am falling pitifully short.
There was a time in my life when I was miserably lost and without hope, without God. Where would I be had it not been for a faithful child of God following the Master's voice and being a light to this sinner? Every one of us were at one time lost. Do you remember the state you were in before you found Christ? Do you remember what it felt like to be so hopeless and alone? The ones who still don't know the Lord are in such a terrible condition, even if they don't realize it . If a man dies today and goes into eternity lost ,without Jesus in his life, he will forever burn in the lake of fire. I inderstand that is common knowledge among Christians, but have we strayed so far off coarse that we no longer ache for them to be saved? In the Bible, the Lord tells us "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.".
If we truely love our neighbor as ourselves, we must do all that is in our power to call them to repentance. I tell you the truth, if we continue to live with this relaxed attitude toward the lost and do not strive to bring them in, God will hold us accountable. What man, seeing his house on fire will escape from the flames himself and leave others in the house to burn? God forbid that I should be that man.
I do thank my Lord for the people who have not lost sight of what is important. I thank God for people like the ones at Innermission who are on the front lines, fighting the good fight, out in the streets leading people to the Lord. There are too few like them. I pray that I and any like me will be more mindful to be about the Lord's business.
Then saith He unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
" The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is christians who acknowledges with their lips, and walk out the door, and go on with their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable."
Unknown
When I first heard this quote the other day, it didn't make an immediate impact. But, as time went by and it stayed with me, I began to understand that there was some truth to it. What light do we show the world? Do you see a drunk in the gutter and walk on by thinking "man, Im glad Im not like that.", or see a drug addict laying somewhere high on whatever drug they could get their hands on and walk by like they are invisible. Have we become so high and mighty that these people are beneath us?
As we walk this earth, waiting on the day of our redemption, are we redeeming the time? Are we walking the walk as well as talking the talk? Are you walking , in holiness, after Christ, being a beacon of light to a lost and dying world?
This is the hardest blog I have ever had to write because I am examining myself as I type it and finding I am falling pitifully short.
There was a time in my life when I was miserably lost and without hope, without God. Where would I be had it not been for a faithful child of God following the Master's voice and being a light to this sinner? Every one of us were at one time lost. Do you remember the state you were in before you found Christ? Do you remember what it felt like to be so hopeless and alone? The ones who still don't know the Lord are in such a terrible condition, even if they don't realize it . If a man dies today and goes into eternity lost ,without Jesus in his life, he will forever burn in the lake of fire. I inderstand that is common knowledge among Christians, but have we strayed so far off coarse that we no longer ache for them to be saved? In the Bible, the Lord tells us "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.".
If we truely love our neighbor as ourselves, we must do all that is in our power to call them to repentance. I tell you the truth, if we continue to live with this relaxed attitude toward the lost and do not strive to bring them in, God will hold us accountable. What man, seeing his house on fire will escape from the flames himself and leave others in the house to burn? God forbid that I should be that man.
I do thank my Lord for the people who have not lost sight of what is important. I thank God for people like the ones at Innermission who are on the front lines, fighting the good fight, out in the streets leading people to the Lord. There are too few like them. I pray that I and any like me will be more mindful to be about the Lord's business.
Then saith He unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.