“And Jesus said unto him, No man,having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God”. [Luke 9:62]
By the grace of God, I started out living for Jesus many years ago.
Along the way I have stumbled and made many mistakes and missteps.
Always and without exception, when I reached out for the Lord to pick
me up, He did.
Never has there been a time when He left me to my own devices or to
wallow in my defeat. Because of the finished work of Christ upon the
Cross, I am saved today and preaching this glorious gospel. Whether on
the mountaintop or down low in the valley, the object of faith has
always remained the same; Christ and Him Crucified. There is no other
solution for any of us nor do we need any other.
We live in a world today that is very, very different from the world
at the time I received Christ. Today, political correctness is all the
rage and tolerance is demanded. Compromise is on the lips of many top
christian leaders these days. Nowadays, so many in the church are
trying to mix Jesus in with the rest of their “stuff”. In the world of
seeker-sensitive evangelism it is a crime to mention the word sin or to
call men sinners. I never would have gotten saved had not a true man of
God told me that I was a sinner that needed a savior. I did not receive
Christ for life enhancement; I received Christ to escape the wrath to
come. I have broken the laws of God, as we all have, and can do nothing
myself to set it right. I need and in fact must have, a savior.
I did not receive Christ to merely “enjoy the trip”, I want to be saved
from the judgement at the end of the trail. The Lord Jesus Christ is
the only way that man-kind can become right with God again and though
that is not popular today, I will never quit preaching it. It is the
truth!
No power in this world [or in the church for that matter] can compel me to change my convictions just because a mob wills it.
Our enemy, satan, would love for us to stop preaching the true gospel
and the message of the Cross. Because the moment the preaching of the
Cross stops, people stop getting saved.[ 1 Cor. 1:18, 21-23]
When a preacher like Joel Osteen states that he never mentions the
Cross or sin, how can people truly be saved?When we allow a man like
Rick Warren to try and bring all religions together in our christian
churches, what does that say about the significance of our faith in the
Lamb of God? And by the way, isn’t Jesus enough purpose? Did not Jesus
provide us with the real “Purpose Driven Life” when He went to the
Cross?
Why do we seem to think we need some fad to take the place of what Jesus did for us at Calvary?
Just like David did, you and I need to stop hiding from the things we fear and go after them face-to-face. Shake no hands with the enemy. If you are a true gospel preacher, then do not negotiate with the powers of hell. Don’t flirt with your enemies and do not let them flirt with you. The enemy and his demons are not in charge of me. Refuse to allow anything or anyone to conform you to the spirit or the ways of the world. Do not be conformed, but be transformed into the image of Jesus Christ.[Rom.12:1-2] We need to boldly march into these last days and follow the path least chosen instead of following the path of least resistance.
The world and the modern liberal, seeker-sensitive church can do as
it desires; But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. [Joshua
24:15]. Its high time to cease halting between two opinions and choose
this day whom you will serve.
As for me, I will take the way of Calvary.