“Praise
the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, and His praise in the assembly of the
saints.” Psalm 149:1 NKJV
Have you ever been to a dead church?
They are a stench to heaven. What is dead should be buried and that is Christ’s
message to Sardis. They laid claim to being born again but they were dead. They
had just about as much enthusiasm as a hound dog on a hot day. Their routine of
sleeping in the shade is not to be disturbed by any outbreak of spiritual
activity. The sermons are to be thoughtful so as not to disturb the minds of
the hearers. The hymns are to be quiet so as not to disturb the dead in the
graveyard next door. Oh, God hates a dead church.
God delights in a church where the
redeemed of the Lord testify to their salvation. He delights in a church where
people weep over the lost and entreat them to salvation. He delights over a
church that does His work and delights in doing so. He delights in a church
where the joy of the Lord is on faces and passes like wildfire from one to
another. But God hates a dead church and He wants those in it to make it alive
or go somewhere where the church is alive.
Dear
Father, You have given us life, let that life be vibrant and exuberant for You
in our churches, homes and lives. Amen.
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