I've been working hard on a few projects and really giving
thought to a few things as we approach Easter. I have to say that every time I
read Oswald Chambers I am forced to conform something about myself; as I've
said I've read this book many times but at this stage in my life ol’ Ozzie just
really speaks to me.
If we are not heedful and pay no attention to the way the Spirit of God
works in us, we will become spiritual hypocrites. We see where other people are
failing, and then we take our discernment and turn it into comments of ridicule
and criticism, instead of turning it into intercession on their behalf.
How many of us watch other people flounder and yet refuse to
share our faith? How many times have you heard someone so far off base
spiritually and you make no attempt to put them back on the path? I’m not
talking about being a Bible-thumping repent or die type person… I’m talking
about sharing your experience in love and genuine concern…
The other thing that I have noticed is that we give
lip-service to faith and what God can and will do in our lives. We’ll talk
about the blood and the power in our sleep but we don’t apply the power to our
lives…
We fear people seeing the hypocrisy in our lives but what
about what we demonstrate to God on a consistent basis?
How ya livin’?!
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