I confess that my prayer life has been interrupted by the cares of this world, and while I have been often reminded of the need to be on my knees before God, I confess to my shame that I did not end up there. I often wonder if other Christians find themselves in this same predicament. You miss a day, or two, which you turn around 2 weeks later and wonder what happened and where your prayer life went. As Jesus silently sits in the corner waiting to be acknowledged, I trudge through day after day without talking to Him. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? How is it that the Creator of the universe could be ignored by such an one as I? Immediately the adversary steps in and begins his litany of accusations and the guilt of my shame agrees with him. Why is it that we find ourselves so quick to do anything but pray?
Momma and I began reading the sermons of Charles H. Spurgeon this morning. I have to confess that the sermon we read on the Immutability of God (immutability means to be unchanging) left me with little doubt as to the condition of the modern day Christian (myself included ^_^ ). We think as Christians that God's Promises are immutable, but the thing we do not consider, and most certainly do not hear preached from our pulpits, is that if the promises are immutable, so are the threats. Now, you may say that God does not threaten, but I put to you dear reader that He does. Every warning, every commandment carries with it the weight of the diametric opposite of a promise, and that is that if the warning is not heeded, the commandment not obeyed, there is a dire consequence. I am not here to make a case for or against 'once saved always saved' as I do not believe there is space on the internet for such a discussion. I will tell you however that this Christian has decided that my future in God's immutable plan is directly related to my understanding of my need of Him on a moment to moment basis, and I believe that decision to be wise because it is far better to err on the side of caution than to risk the eternal weight of the consequences. My discernment is that we as Christians have become sloppy in our reverence of Almighty God, we have made His Omniscient, Omnipresent and Omnipotent presence something that is common and normal. I put to you this day that He is not common, and most certainly not normal, and a return to the reverence due to the Almightiness of God is what our churches, our society and our world need. I know most certainly that I do. And without doubt I will continue in that understanding until He Returns.
God Bless You.
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