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Saturday, September 30, 2006

Sin Is Lawlessness

I was listening to this sermon by Paul Washer. He is a preacher and the General Director for HeartCry Missionary Society He was talking about people who love the world compared to people who love Jesus.

He was saying...

"You have not sinned against an inferior prince. You have not sinned against a small mayor from a small village; you have sinned against the Lord of glory, the King of Kings, the Lord of lords. You know not what you've done."

"Imagine this... Here stands God on the day of creation. He looks at stars that could swallow up a thousand of our suns. He looks at them and He says, "All of you stars, move yourself to this place and start in this order and move in a circle and move exactly as I tell you until I give you another word." and they all obey Him.

He says, "Planets, pick yourself up and whirl. Make this formation at my command until I give you another word."

He looks at mountains and He says, "Be lifted up." and they obey Him.

He tells valleys, "Be cast down." and they obey Him.

He looks at the sea and says, "You will come this far." and the sea obeys... and then He looks at you and says, "Come." and you say, "No!"

Look at the horrid wretchedness of sin. The vulgarity. The prostitution of sin. It is a horrid thing, not something to be triffeled with. It is a beast and it is waiting at the door and it's desire is to have you.

Anyone who practices sin practices outright, open, clentched-fisted rebellion against the Lord of glory.

What do you think about most? ...because that's what you love."

Amen and amen! What a powerful statement about the condition of peoples hearts. I pray that the Holy Spirit would draw people to a true relationship with Jesus and that we would stop playing Christian.

Harvest Time

In thinking about this time of the year, the Lord impressed on my heart something very common; something that I see everyday. I live near cornfields; acres of corn.

A month ago, while driving I looked out my window to admire God's creation. The fields were green and lush and although they were interesting to look at, I wouldn't pay too much attention to them. Over the past month however, the crop started to turn brown. While driving to work last week, I saw people in the fields and equipment harvesting the corn. It was really interesting watching this all happen. Today while driving by, I noticed that the people and equipment were gone. The corn was gathered and taken to be used. I stopped and looked. In looking at the fields, though, I saw that in their haste that there was some corn that was still left on the stalks.

This whole process made me think about fall and this time of year and about God's kingdom. How many people are out there that are ready for us to invest in? Luke 10:2 says "The harvest is plenty, but laborers are few, beg the Lord of the harvest to send more laborers."

This month is Breast Cancer Awareness month and as I reflect on the people that I know who were and are affected by it, it seems to bring a deeper urgency to the harvest. There are people like our mothers, wives, sisters, friends and neighbors who need us and depend on us being faithful to God's call. During this harvest time, I pray that we will be open to the Lord's leading in our lives to invest in the lives of others. Please pray for the workers and for the people that they will touch and let's not leave anyone in the fields.