That's all, folks?

"They were longing for a better country- A HEAVENLY ONE" HEBREWS 11;16 NIV. So are we? Isn't it? We want what's wrong to be put right. We want suffering to stop. We want clean air, meaningful work, honest politicians, clear consciences, ceaseless beauty, and the end of loneliness and war. In another words, we want HEAVEN, right. And the good news is, when Christ is your savior that's where you go when you die!. My friend, what are you doing about it? See, whenever the church loses sight of the fact that she is commissioned as an agent of evangelism, she loses her purpose and is well on the way to spiritual frustration. Oh yes, we have programs for every ages. Christ's church must be dedicated to the task of evangelizing at home and abroad, unsatisfied until the least, the last, and the lost have been reached with the good news that Christ is Lord and Savior. Christians dare not be satisfied with feeble, half-hearted efforts in this most vital of all possible works, for we deal with human souls in relationship with eternity. The late Mel Blan was the voice of "Looney Tunes" characters. At the end of every movie Porky Pig pops up with the same send off "That's all, folks". I read some where after his death the family put on his tombstone "That's all folks". But is it? Deep down we know there is a heaven and eternity is waiting for us all. Are you ready? Is your family ready, friends....world? What are you doing about it? Well...

DON'T FORGET TO SAY THANK YOU!!

"I thank my God upon every remembrance of you". Philippians 1:3. During thanksgiving season I heard a story over the radio about a 80 plus years old literature teacher. A successful doctor who remembered his 8th grade teacher wrote her a letter. For that he received a reply from her. "You will never know how much your letter meant. I am 82 years old and living alone. My friends and family are all gone. I taught school for fifty years and yours is the first thank you letter I ever gotten from a student. Sometimes I wonder what I did with my life. I will read and reread your letter until I die". Ironically she was the most liked and talked about at class reunions, but NO BODY TOLD HER THAT. Real Christians like Paul knew the need of appreciation for people. He wrote: "I make mention of you always in prayers". Romans 1:9. "Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all saints, do not cease to give thanks for you". Ephesians 1:15-16. Thank you for the saints and leaders who passed away and is with Jesus who led us in the faith and truth. Thank you, senior saints, for generation of prayer and forest clearing. Thank you, Sunday School teachers for the countless Sunday School lessons, prepared and delivered with tenderness, Thank you Missionaries, for your bravery in sharing the timeless truth in a foreign country in spite of unpleasant living conditions. Thank you pastors and preachers, you thought we were not listening, but we were. Your stubborn sowing of God's seed is bearing fruits. Thank you great prophets who are the voices of God who is helping us to have hope and navigate in the midst of doom and gloom news. Hey, don't wait to say thank you until they are in the casket when they cannot hear!! Well, am I right???

SHARE THE GOOD NEWS!!

"Woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!". 1 Corinthians 9:16b. Well, the Christmas season is over. We celebrated the birth of Jesus. Far too often our vision of Him has been woefully weak and inadequate. He has been to us the babe of Bethlehem, meek and mild; the lowly teacher of Galilee; the one who would not retaliate even when reviled; the gentle sufferer. But that is only one side of Him. But He is now the Christ this side of Calvary, the empty tomb, the ascension, Pentecost. Bible says "God has "set Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come; and has put all under His feet...(Ephesians 1:20-23). But we are just like Laodiceans, aren't we? Christianity on our terms, the indifferent, half-hearted, shallow, superficial, insipid, tepid, apathetic, non-committed, fence-straddlers who profess great respect but no sacrificial obedience to His commandment and great commission. A mild case of Christianity! Hey, hey Paul said "Woe is unto me, If I preach not the gospel". We are not meant to be idle nor meant to be dumb. Our lips are not meant to be sealed. We are supposed to be detonators for the dynamite of the gospel. The compulsion from above is that Jesus Christ is Lord and He has commissioned us to "preach the gospel to every creature". If you want change this world and turn the world upside down- then preach and share the good news of the gospel of salvation, love, peace, joy and eternal life. STOP BEING A PEW WARMER, Y'ALL HEAR ME!

Lost the First Love?

"Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works". Revelation 2:17. Few years back, a NFL player announced his retirement saying "All of a sudden that passion isn't there anymore. He said, I could still do it physically, but it's not like it used to be". My friend, something that once energized you has become a burden? A career can be changed, but the deepest matters of heart , especially our relationship with Christ? The passion for Christ and His great commission?The risen Lord praised the church in Ephesus for their FAITHFUL SERVICE and PERSEVERANCE, but added, "NEVERTHELESS I have this against you, that you have left your FIRST LOVE". In another words, THEY HAVE HEART TROUBLE. The prescription the Lord gave was "Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works". Three things, 1) REMEMBER. 2) REPENT. 3) RETURN. Brother, our God is a God of second chance. But not in the world. "It's now or never". "Around here we don't tolerate incompetence". "Gotta get tough to get along". "Not much room at the top". "Three strikes you are out". Here is another one. "It's a dog-eat-dog world". If Jesus is here now, He would say "Then don't live with the dogs". Right? If your spiritual passion has grown cold, remember again the great sacrifice of Christ for our sin (Hebrews 12:3), turn away from grudging service and allow the wonder of His cross to rekindle our love for Him. Hey, hey, It's not everyday that you find someone who will give you a second chance- much less someone who will give you a second chance everyday. YOUR JESUS WILL GIVE YOU BOTH MAN. He is a God of second chance. Did you hear? Try Him, you will like Him. Y'ALL HEAR ME??? Yeah, good!!