It was so strange being in that the room. A room I considered a part of my past. One i really didnt care to go into anymore. Not because anything bad happened there,just because i assumed that stage of my life was over. But there I was Sunday morning ..teaching some people..grown up adults...weird I KNOW,how to share their faith.Week 4..i will never forget it! I was going over the Law with some people..You Know A.K.A. The ten commandments.As we covered each one i saw several of the ADULTS in the class get very uneasy and nervous. Now everyone knows I am not the sharpest tool the shed but I did get the hint that the HOLY SPIRIT had showed up and conviction stirred a heart or 2. When i got to the Phrase I always ask...so if you were to stand if front of A HOLY GOD would you be guilty or not guilty of breaking his law? Well the answer is always the same with any rational human being..but there are exceptions!I have heard I AM JESUS!!!!!!OR ANTIPAS! ect..ect. But not on week four...one of the people was just broken..and as i stayed after class with them and shared GOSPEL TRUTH..freedom in CHRIST was celebrated through prayer and faith. In proverbs 24.30 Solomon wrote. I passed by the field of the sluggard ,past the vinyard of the man who lacks judgement ,thorns had come up everywhere,the ground was covered with weeds. One dusty afternoon the royal entourage comes to halt.The king dismount his chariot..nothing here hardly deserving of a kings royaly gaze..a grown over field..a run down vinyard! Hummm...and that was all!Surmizing the situation and taking the mental note Every mounts up and rolls out. What was that all about? WEEDS. When you dont pay attention to the property WEEDS grow up and take over. I am sure thats what God was talking about in Dt 17.17 He must not Take many wives or his heart will be led astray. This was in reference to the king...and how many wives did Solomon become preoccupied with???Hundreds upon hundreds. And now the weeds had fully covered his heart..and taken over.. HIS REALIZATION WAS TOO LATE!!!.Ecclesiastes 2.11 YET when i had surveyed all my hands had done..everything was meaningless..PREOCCUPATION! YOU SEE MY FRIEND WHEN I GET TOO PREOCCUPIED WITH BUILDING GODS KINGDOM TO SIEZE THE OPPORTUNNITY PRESENT HIS GOSPEL...I start lookin for sum roundup.......
Thursday was warm breezy with a hint of cool air..i was so thankful as The Lord sent a beautiful song bird that sat atop a memorial stone in the graveyard.one little reminder of of a seemingly hopeless situation....Trucks roaring by and the sound of the highway..made it almost impossible to hear the bird...Yet he caught my attention immediately! As about 200 crying young people gathered close around the beautiful white coffin to hear what GOD had to say...I spoke...wondering..MY LORD what can your servant say to glorifiy THY NAME? iTS JUST NOT FAIR..WERE THE WORDS that came out of my mouth.. I too just buried someone here last week..i pointed to a freshly dug grave right behind them..the crowd looked on un moved...but she was 93..and this young girl..your friend was only 19. Its just not fair....tears flowing like the the Niagra...BUT GOD...GOD IS GOOD!!!!! Their mind s perplexed..with furrowed brows i could see they were trying to grasp hold of this..one peice of truth which could change eternity in the heart of a human being! God is so good..every time she smiled(the girl who passed) every time she breathed..every time you shared moments to remember..that was GODS GOOD GIFT OF LOVE TO YOU.... HE DIDNT OWE IT TO US ..HE GAVE! I could see hearts melting looking for more of this truth...THAT GOD IS GOOD...and can be trusted! You see Gods love is so powerful it is a force that cannot be thwarted...it is steadfast, unmovable washing over time into eternity! Because he has said I have loved you with an everlasting Love, it means..long before you were created my friend, you were on and in the heart and Mind of the ALMIGHTY! Thats why it says he has set eternity in the heart of man..his love..its just not fair that we would Judge the heart of a good father by the gifts he gives us...because we dont understand the value...of what he has already given..If God doenst pay my bills or promote me or put me someplace in life where i have no troubles he must not really care about what i am going through..on the contrary! Its because he loves and cares so much he allows trials and discomfort and suffering...when the prodigal son got every thing he had coming all at once where did he go...as far away from the father as he could get....He shall supply all your needs according to his glorious riches in CHRIST JESUS..and we think materalistic almonst every time, but if God did not give you another thing while on this earth..and left us to starve to death he would be justified in doing so for he has already given us the very best he has.........JESUS!!!!! Exodus 33...And i will make all my goodness pass before you and I will PROCLAIM MY NAME! And thats exactly what I did..I spoke the truth of hope that CHRIST CAME TO DIE..SO THAT WE TOO COULD LIVE...FOREVER WITH HIM..PAST THE PAIN AND TEMPORALITY OF THIS LIFE..and many young people prayed for Christ to forgive them and to find their way unto him..but some..Just CRIED UNMOVED BY THE HEART OF A GOD WHO LOVED A 19 YEAR OLD GIRL ENOUGH TO DIE FOR HER!!!!!!! Its just not fair we have such a GOOD AND LOVING FATHER....BUT many times we cannot here his song of love and faithfulness to us because.....we have already JUDGED HIM.. SO WE MISS OUT ON A LOVE SO POWERFUL IT CAN CARRY YOU THROUGH DEATH INTO ETERNITY. WERE JUST.... NOT FAIR!!!!!!!PEACE
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