Numbers 16:26
He warned the assembly, "Move back from the tents of these wicked men! Do not touch anything belonging to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins."
Warnings!!! The bible is the guide to my path on this book I meditate on it and the Words in it day and night. This book is full of warnings and things to watch out for and I have to say that I feel like God is pushing me to warn people of place’s that they can get to that really keep them from God and the Joy of His peace and love and grace and mercy.
Please consider this carefully, because man’s pride will keep them from being honest . The bible say’s pride comes before a fall. I know we all fall short of the glory of God. Nehemiah when told of the city walls being destroyed and people being defeated, he did not become full of pride and say will, I or me, what did he do? He repeated for them, mourned for them, got on his knees and prayed for them. He had compassion for them. This is true Christian or true believers reactions. When our brothers are hurting we should never think of ourselves, we should never compare ourselves to them. Each of us has a different ministry in Christ and should never place our judgments on them based on our own accomplishments or defeats. We should run to them with love and grace an mercy praying for them, laying hands on them and walking with them through there valley’s and their hurts. If we aren’t then this should tell you something about what you really believe in.
Ecclesiastes 4:13
Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take warning.
Ezekiel 3:19
But if you do warn the wicked man and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his evil ways, he will die for his sin; but you will have saved yourself.
I’m not calling anyone wicked but mislead. If you are attending a Church that has no visit the sick ministry, then you may be in the wrong place. Caring for one another is taught over and over in the Word of God the bible. How can you care for someone if you do not see them when they are sick and lay hands on them and pray for them, and see them in the pain and sufferings? You simply cannot do that trough email. If you are attending a church or apart of a group that does not go after the hurting, the sick and love them then you maybe in the wrong place. This is just a warning from my heart; I’m not telling you what to do or judging you. I simply saying there is much more to being a Christian then going to church for an hour each Sunday, or making all the Church evens.
I have recently been on the other end of the hurting part, and watched someone getting hurt each day because her Church did not come running to her rescue. Her whole family rejected her because she choose this Church, that was not apart of her families belief. They completely wrote her out, for many years we were not only not welcome too many of the family get together but was not even spoken to by them. Yet when she was hurt, that same Church that she choose, wrote he off, no one came to visit her, or see her. Her pastor even met her at the hospital almost a month after her dad had been in the hospital, didn’t pray with here or go into see her dad with her. Wow this was such a shock. I have no idea how a man of God could not want to pray with someone that is hurting as bad as she is.
I have been told that my web site does not edify Christ. When the Priest and the religious people came after Jesus, He not only told them who they where but He also gave them a new name, “You brood of vipers”.
This is a simple warning, if you walk into a Church and the leaders and the folks on the stage and the folks greeting you are not excited to be there and showing that, then you maybe in the wrong place. Those folks maybe there only because they where told they have to be because of something other than why you should be there. I dare you to ready Ezekiel chapter 3 and if this does not pierce your heart then something’s wrong. Again I am not condemning any one church or man. But if you feel convicted, please pray about this as I have. It is not for me, to call or go check on someone that hasn’t been to church for a while that is for someone else to do it, or we don’t do that here. What? Please search your heart constantly, please read the Bibledaily and meditate on it. If you or someone you know, or your church is not lining up with what God says then do something about it.
I did, I tried for several years only when I needed them to do what I was doing for God, to come back to me, came back void from that church. To love someone is only to pray for them or send them and email every now and then? What?
I have come to terms with the fact that my church home can not support me and my family when we need them the most. That it is a personal matter. I was told when I needed love and compassion. What? Not a church matter or that we just don’t do that here. These are the things that have pushed us away. Not someone calling me up and saying I’m sorry you can no longer attend my church type of thing. If you look for me on the church directory you would see my name is not on there. Or my mom’s even though my mom is 73 years old, and has not been there for a while no one has called her and offered to take her to church while I was sick and in the hospital? Her name is no longer on the church membership directory either, even though I was told Teusday this is all some misunderstanding that we love you and we want you to come to church.
I have attending 1,452 services’ at this church that say’s to me, to be a member you only have to come twice. Yet my name is no longer on the church directory. I attended a church called Emmanuelle Baptist back in 1982-1983 my name is still on their directory and at least 3 other church’s I only attended for a while still have me and my family listed in there directory. Why? So some can see that name and say wow its been a long time since I scene them I’m going to pray for them and give them a call and see if I can come see them. Although that maybe misread into by some other folks.
Just a warning make sure that the Church you attend is excited about being there. Make sure they do what they teach. Make sure that they visit the sick, they visit with folks that they haven’t scene and simply don’t just right them off. If your pastor or teacher has decided in his own life to make policies that do not line up with what the Word says because of his own personal experience be very careful.
This is just a warning, I am not telling you to do anything like leave your church. If something is broken, fix it. If you see things not happening that you know should be, cause Jesus said to do. DO IT. Don’t wait for someone else too. If you know a family that is setting at home in the dark with no electric go help them, don’t wait for someone else. If you know someone is sick, the bible doesn’t just say visit them it tells us to care for them. It doesn’t say church policy is the family should do that! THE BIBLE DOSEN”T SAY THAT!!!! It say’s care for them….. So if you are reading this, and you know some things in your church that seem broken pray about, if God puts on your heart then DO IT.
Simple isn’t it. I know this sounds condemning, but it’s not, I am pleading with you, don’t let these things get out of hand at your church. Speak to your pastor if he tells you, I think that in my experience that, so – in – so. And that does not line up with the word. Ask him why would you even think that could be right! Confront him and your church leaders if they don’t line up. There are many church’s out there find one that does line up.
Simple if God said it, do it, if he didn’t say it then why would your policy be otherwise?
Thanks…..I hope God Blesses you and touch’s your heart. I know he has mine.
