There is a huge, overstuffed, comfy lazy boy. It has every thing that a person could ever want. built in personal t.v. with all the channels. A cooler to hold all the beer or pop one could drink. A mini fridge full of unhealthily snacks. Internet access so one can "stay close" to friends and family from the comfort of this chair. Everything anyone could ever want. It screams at you "sit here and all your needs will be met". So what could be wrong with this. Seems too good to be true, Because it is. This amazing place to sit and "take your rest" is on a train track. We can all hear the still small whistle of the fast moving multi ton train coming but we never know when it will really get to us so we sit and enjoy. "I will have plenty of time to get out of it's way".
Imagine you are standing off to the side of this railway. You see a man walk up to this chair. You can hear the train but this man seems not to. He looks at the seat from all angles and then you see him sit, take out a drink and start flipping through the channels. He is so into the show that he seems not to notice the train has just rounded the corrner up ahead of him and is now barreling down the track at full speed right for him. There you are, seeing this, feeling it in the pit of your stomach, what do you do? Run, scream to him. Shake him. try to make this man do your will. "Get out of the way". "You are going to get killed".But in the end this man is too big for you to move on your own.The chair has so become a part of the man that they are almost one. the only way he can be saved is if he sees the danger and wants to run from it himself.The chair is sin!
Everyday this is how i feel. I walk my dogs around my sub. I see so many friendly faces of people I know. "Good people". They are not out killing or plotting evil, yet they are the god of their own life. They dont need or want the one true God in their life. they seem so content to just sit there in that chair and wait for the train. i want to shake them, pull them out but i already know they need to feel the pull from the Lord and want it for themselves. My heart brakes for all these people that are lost. I have them as neighbors, some in my family, even some that sit in our church week after week. People that may or may not know the truth and are doomed. I Love the free will God blesses us with until it means i have to watch people i know and love self destruct and for what? The love of money, fame, sex, "a good time". A fear of giving up a selfish way of life. Fear of not being their own god!
This post is my own personal Psalm to God. David wrote his heart to God and God loved him for it. his open communication with Him. so here i go.
Lord, I seek you for the souls of these people. I want to see you move. I want to be used to do your work. Here i am Lord, use me. Please soften the hearts of the men of this age. Please call them unto you. You say in your word the the fields are ripe, make me a useful worker to harvest the fields. I am tired of talking about you with other Christians. I want real chances to share you with those that need to hear it most. those that are ready to change and live for you. Your will is that none should parish. Give me boldness rooted in love to be your worker in saving the lost. Safe guard my heart against becoming jaded or bitter. Move on the hearts of your people to cause them to have a new fire for your work. Thank you for saving me, now use my feeble hands, feet and mouth to aid in saving others. May your will be done on this earth as it is in heaven. Amen!
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