You
can't travel very far on any given Street or road without seeing a
Church Steeple and sometimes they are side by side. When we lived in
Valley Head, a tiny little town at the foot of Lookout Mountain near
Fort Payne. I could look out my kitchen window and see three
Churches. We were Pastors of a Church on top of the Mountain at
Mentone, also surrounded by other Churches.
There
are church buildings everywhere. We are living in the middle of the
Bible Belt but many people are confused, troubled and not connected
to any Church...Why? This troubles me greatly...an abundance of
Churches (places of refuge) but are they giving fresh bread (Jesus is
the bread of Life) to the hungry souls? Are they keeping the
Spiritual Fires burning to warm the cold and the lost? Are they
teaching Truth?...or just some ideas that make people comfortable in
their situation? Do they offer freedom from the chains that bind
people? Do they have the Key to help the enslaved to be set free
from sin? Are they the Lighthouse to the weary traveler? What is
going on in these beautiful buildings that have the lights on several
nights a week? Is there revival, renewal, regeneration and
restoration happening? What is happening in all these places?
Many
Church buildings will be beautiful this season with the Story of
Jesus’ Birth being told. But will they lead the lost to that baby
(The Savior of the World)? Will they leave rejoicing because of the
new born King? Will they find Hope and receive Life and direction for
the days we have left? Will they desire to leave their shackles and
receive the new life of freedom from sin and walk in union with
Christ? People need answers! They need love! They need JESUS!
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