I insist that if we are burdened with genuine concern, we have the responsibility of examining the true spiritual condition of men and women within the Church’s ranks. We do live in a time of soft, easy Christianity. It is an era marked by a polite “nibbling” around the edges of the Word of God. There is a mindset within present day Christianity that supposes one should get into trouble or suffer embarrassment for Christ’s sake! My brethren, what does it mean to be loyal to Jesus Christ? To confess that Jesus Himself is more important to us than anything else in the world? Many find it hard to understand how large numbers of Christian believers could have died for their faith in our own generation! With a sense of distant admiration, we call them simple-hearted nationals. God calls them overcomers! Professing Christians in our North American churches can hardly comprehend so costly a price for the faith we take for granted. Material prosperity and popular acceptance have sapped the vitality of our Christian witness!
Verse
These have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Revelation 7:14
Thought
Many find it hard to understand how large numbers of Christian believers could have died for their faith in our own generation!
Prayer
Lord, help me to never become so comfortable with the life that You have given me that I forget why You have given me life in the first place.