2 Corinthians 12:21 (ESV) — I fear that when I come again my God may humble me
before you, and I may have to mourn over many of those who sinned earlier and
have not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality, and sensuality that they
have practiced.
NOTE: I think we
might realize how much our sin hurts God. In Genesis, God is grieved in his
heart over the sin of mankind. But do we realize how much our sin hurts our
spiritual leaders, our Pastors, teacher, bible study leaders, and mentors. We
tend to think of sin, especially secret sin as victimless, or at least only
affecting ourselves. But sin has a deep spiritual effect on the body and on
every member of the body, and in ways that we may not perceive. As a leader, it
hurts to see someone destroying themselves for inconsequential gain, or not
recognizing what is really valuable in life. Sometimes you don't see it until
the end when a believer dies, and you see the shallowness of a funeral that
emphasizes the pleasures of the world and the weakness of the Christian life of
the deceased. How sad. The church needs to wake up. We truly are becoming the
Laodiceans, and we will be spit out of God's mouth on the day of rapture. We
need to wake up!
PRAYER: Father,
please wake us up from our ugly lives of religiosity which we falsely call
Christianity. We steal the name but show none of the qualities. There is no
love. There is no sacrifice for others. There is only selfishness and deceit.
Free us from such ugly lives that witness so poorly what Jesus has done. Wake
us up.
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