OK let's go....my daughter shared a story on her blog today about the Serbian Orthodox Church and how the people showed up at that church standing in line to get in to hear a sermon and it was even spoken in a language they did not even understand what was being said. She stated how they were standing in line to get into the church and when you got inside the church you were literally touching each other and get this people "you were standing up the whole time". They were hungry for a word, but unfortuntately were not being given "The Word".
Can you imagine driving up to your church that you attend every Sunday and seeing a line going out the door, down the sidewalk or street where people have come because they need to hear from God and that the line is so long there is no room inside for them.
No, we don't see that today because we are not hungry enough to hear from God. We have to literally beg people to come to church and when they do come once, many times they don't come back unless they need God or the church to help them with something. If we could only have the same hunger for God....oh what He could do.
Oh and don't even think about telling people that they have to stand up for the entire service, they would just leave and not come back, again we aren't hungry enough to hear His Word He has for us because we want the comfort when we worship (nice pews, or chairs, air-conditioning, etc.) Let's get to the basics people. Let's desire, hunger for God and give ourselves to Him to use us so we can reach the world with the "WORD". Let's not just stand around listening to something in a language we don't understand instead let's get in line, go inside the church, hear the Word, receive the Word, receive Christ as Savior, then go out and spread the Word.
Let's get out of our comfort zones and help the lines in our churches grow longer and longer, people wanting to get in and not just for the purpose of having a line or a number of people but to see hungry people needing God. That's our job is to bring souls into the kingdom, oh but first we must bring ourself. Do you know God as your personal Savior? If not, why not get in the prayer line today, right now and ask him to come into your heart, forgive you of your sins and save you? That's all there is to it.
I'm praying for you that may read this and make a decision for Christ today, and I would love to hear from you if you did. You can click on the comment section and send me a quick note.
God bless you all.
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I just have to say that Kelly's story has given me much to pray on!!
I Love you and your family!! I have to tell you that our prayer time for Kelly at every meal has been a true blessing to us. We also include you, Marty, and Kevin sometimes too. I think Sara is going to grow up and be a prayer warrior!! As we pray I have to wonder. . . was my desire to pray for Kelly, more for me than it was for her, that is how much God has been using those prayers in my life. I pray that He is blessing her as much!
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