REVIVING THE RELATIONSHIP
26/02/13 22:30
Luke 6:46 (KJV) 46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
True story: I once knew a couple who were slowly fading apart. They loved each other at one time, got married, and started a life. The man, though, had his love fade into another; a race car. Every bit of time and money went into that car, while his wife sat on the sidelines. She once asked him, "If you had an extra couple hundred dollars, would you buy something I wanted or something for the car?". He replied, "For the car"
Unless there were some changes, that couple is probably separated today. There was only one thing that could have fixed it.
In the church, many are looking for revival. They are trying to play the right music, have the right sermons, and trying to have the most powerful prayer. They are trying to uplift the people, get a movement going. Like this marriage, there's only one thing that can be done. We are spending more time in the things of this world then we are spending with Christ, and our relationship is fading. The proof can be found in the apostate manner of the church today.
That man, in the story, needed to put aside his car and spend some time and money with his wife. He could have told her over and over he loved her. He could have taken a couple hours a week and played some romantic music for her. Yet, none of this would have helped. She wanted something more, his devotion by a show of his time and his money. He would have had to pursue her with all of his heart, as when they were dating.
Whether it’s in regards to our salvation or a revival in us, God is not interested in our lip service, our hour or so a week of praise music, and our hour or so a week of “study” or church; and calling it “seeking after Him”. God is interested in our devotion, our time and our money. What we spend our time doing, and what we spend our money on, like the man with the car, shows what we love and what we are devoted to.
Matthew 6:24 (KJV) 24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
If we want revival, we must remove ourselves from the pews we’ve been warming for years. We need to remove ourselves from the buildings we call a church, to which we’ve turned into a bushel hiding our light. We need to go out into the world, as sheep among wolves, and seek and save that which is lost. We need to be a witness to the world, and not just in our lives because, God knows, professing christians look to much like the world for the life to be a witness. Maybe if we start verbally professing Christ, we’ll start physically living Christ, and we will see revival.
John 17:18, 20 (KJV) 18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. 20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
Jeremiah 29:13 (KJV) 13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
True story: I once knew a couple who were slowly fading apart. They loved each other at one time, got married, and started a life. The man, though, had his love fade into another; a race car. Every bit of time and money went into that car, while his wife sat on the sidelines. She once asked him, "If you had an extra couple hundred dollars, would you buy something I wanted or something for the car?". He replied, "For the car"
Unless there were some changes, that couple is probably separated today. There was only one thing that could have fixed it.
In the church, many are looking for revival. They are trying to play the right music, have the right sermons, and trying to have the most powerful prayer. They are trying to uplift the people, get a movement going. Like this marriage, there's only one thing that can be done. We are spending more time in the things of this world then we are spending with Christ, and our relationship is fading. The proof can be found in the apostate manner of the church today.
That man, in the story, needed to put aside his car and spend some time and money with his wife. He could have told her over and over he loved her. He could have taken a couple hours a week and played some romantic music for her. Yet, none of this would have helped. She wanted something more, his devotion by a show of his time and his money. He would have had to pursue her with all of his heart, as when they were dating.
Whether it’s in regards to our salvation or a revival in us, God is not interested in our lip service, our hour or so a week of praise music, and our hour or so a week of “study” or church; and calling it “seeking after Him”. God is interested in our devotion, our time and our money. What we spend our time doing, and what we spend our money on, like the man with the car, shows what we love and what we are devoted to.
Matthew 6:24 (KJV) 24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
If we want revival, we must remove ourselves from the pews we’ve been warming for years. We need to remove ourselves from the buildings we call a church, to which we’ve turned into a bushel hiding our light. We need to go out into the world, as sheep among wolves, and seek and save that which is lost. We need to be a witness to the world, and not just in our lives because, God knows, professing christians look to much like the world for the life to be a witness. Maybe if we start verbally professing Christ, we’ll start physically living Christ, and we will see revival.
John 17:18, 20 (KJV) 18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. 20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
Jeremiah 29:13 (KJV) 13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
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