The famous quote, " if not now then when, if not us then who", should be a rallying cry to the Church! Now is our time to stand for the Lord! I believe this is the message of Hebrew 12: 1-3! It is our time to be faithful. The faithful servants of days gone by have run their leg of the relay and have handed us the baton! When will the church wake for our slumber of complacency? Our churches are empty while there are more people lost in their sins than ever before! The prayer meeting is no longer the boiler room that fires and fuels but gather a glorified gossip session, if a prayer meeting is even scheduled. While we are playing games, the devil is sowing havoc in the fellowship. Discord, deception, and debauchery are the norm in many fellowships. But don't mention it, it might offend someone!! As long as we have a crowd and a surplus in the bank, we think we are successful! The truth is there is a Laodicean compliancy so strong we do not see how bankrupt the church has become in these days. Yet Sunday after Sunday, the church continues to get her dose of sugar coated teaching and cotton candy teaching. No wonder the church is in a coma! We are suffering for a spiritual diabetic coma. We need some protein! We need to hear anointed preaching and teaching that magnifies Jesus above His Church. We need to be humbled in the dust of our unworthiness so that we are enraptured with the glory of His grace! It is not about us; It is about Him. No wonder the Holy Spirit is so grieved when all that is spoken is our church, our worship, our programs, and our agendas. We give an appearance of success but we are empty of the power of the Holy Spirit! Have you ever seen the caution signs in a neighborhood warning children are playing, some churches need to put one at the entrance of their parking lots! When will revival come? I ask you "if not now, then when". I ask you "if not us then who". If the Lord delays His coming for another 10 years, what will happen in our churches? As we are slumbering, the devil continues to deceive church goers, enslave believers, destroy homes, divide fellowships, and ensnare another generation of young people who have never seen the church on fire with Pentecostal fire! Now is time for revival. If we will not beg for it who will? I ask you "If not now, then when. If not us then who"? You are either part of the problem or part of the solution! May God burden your heart today and open your eyes so that it may be recorded that revival came in our time!
War! Right now, war! Where is the fight occurring? Within the arena of hearts is all out knock down drag out! That is right, in my heart and in your heart a battle is waging. The conflict will continue as long as we have breath. It is time to take of the gloves and be honest! Every Christian I know has this same own going struggle between our sinful nature and the new person within us! Sounds crazy? Not to someone who takes serious the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Be honest, do you ever struggle to control your thoughts, words, and actions? Does a skirmish ever erupt in your heart when you are at the crossroads of a decision? I can tell you it happens daily! The Apostle Paul encourages to not give up the battle, but rather go on the offensive in Romans 6:13. Victory is ours when we yield to Lordship of Christ. Don't yield to temptation. If we are to walk in victory, there must be a conscious, moment by moment, yielding my thoughts and actions to Him. The road to victory begins in our minds. The battlefield of the mind is were the seeds for our defeat our sown by the Enemy, the Devil. Paul graphically describes his assault as "fiery darts" in Ephesians 6:10-18. Just like the Roman armies tactic of raining down flying fire upon an enemy, the devil will bombard you from every possible angle to set your mind on fire with discouragement, anger, bitterness, lust, and unbelief! Most Christians will never publicly admit it, but truth be told, we are in a daily siege. Let me encourage you to take up the fight! Allow the Word of God to transform you by renewing of your mind (Romans 12:2). It is the key to victory. Every sin starts in our hearts. Read James 1:13-16. James describes an LSD trip! It is a bad trip. What does LSD mean? Lust, Sin, and Death. The LSD trip begins when temptation is allowed inflame the mind, the heart, the inner person. Too many of are suffering from inflammation of heart! Remember, this: Sow a thought, Reap a mindset; Sow a mindset, Reap an attitude; Sow an attitude, Reap an action; Sow an action, Reap a habit; Sow a habit, Reap a character; Sow a character, Reap a destiny. Quit saying as an excuse "I don't know what I was thinking"! Don't be AWOL from the battle. Yield your thoughts to His Lordship!!
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