Lament

“IF YOU FORSAKE THE LORD AND SERVE OTHER GODS, HE WILL TURN AND BRING DISASTER ON YOU AND MAKE AN END OF YOU, AFTER HE HAS BEEN GOOD TO YOU.” JOSHUA 24:20

With broken heart I hear the stories of fallen comrades; brothers and sister; once in Christ; loved ones who once worshipped God with me; who once danced in His presence, who often bragged of His Mercy and Grace and Blessings; who have now, after time, deception and loss of heart or disappointments, have fallen away from their love for Him.

Choosing to abandon the glory of His goodness they have wandered into the darkness and have lost their way.

With broken heart I hear the stories of children raised in the church, who once sang His praises, read His Word and talked to Him nightly, who have been swept away by the pleasures of the flesh; tempted by the allure of a big and shining empty world. They have yet to experience its emptiness, but too soon they will. Their lives and their eternal souls hang as delicate spider webs before the oncoming tide of destruction, but they cannot be afraid for they are anesthetized by the fun of their “freedom”. How far the tender feet of the naive are bound to slide!

Whether naïve or deceived or intentionally rebellious, the outcome is the same, and that outcome is destined to last eternally. “FOR THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH; BUT THE GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL LIFE THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD.” ROMANS 6:23

Let us each pray for the souls of our loved ones, for the souls of others as well as for our very own souls. Hear the Word of God; “BE NOT DECEIVED; GOD IS NOT MOCKED: FOR WHATEVER A MAN SOWETH, THAT SHALL HE ALSO REAP.” AMEN!