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Two Dangerous Words

August 13, 2012 by Kreig Durham Leave a Comment

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Two of the most dangerous words in a believer’s vocabulary are words that don’t seem so dangerous: status quo.

A dictionary definition of status quo would be “the existing state of affairs.” Now that doesn’t seem so harmful. What on earth is so dangerous about the way things are?

“Status quo” for a Christian becomes very perilous because he starts to get used to the way things are. He is, you could say, stuck in a rut. And this rut entails things that the Bible never intended for the Christian life, or for the church. Things like prayerlessness, a lack of time in God’s Word, carelessness over the lost condition of those around you, going to church out of routine or obligation, and an overall lack of Holy Spirit power abound in your life and church if you’re satisfied with the status quo.

God offers a much different option.

“Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD…“ Hosea 10:12

Fallow ground is ground that was once fertile and useful, but it has been abandoned. God says to the believer, “Remember where you began neglecting your walk with me, and go back there!” Turn over that hardened soil, pluck up the weeds, work the ground until it is useable once more. Don’t just read your Bible, beg God to speak to you. Don’t just utter vain repetitions you pass off as prayer, truly fall at the throne of grace and seek God’s face. Get back in touch with the God of your salvation.

Trying to do right things the wrong way is just as frustrating as doing the wrong things. God wants us to get back to an abiding relationship, where we find all our strength, energy, joy, peace, contentment, and will to go on in the person of Christ Jesus. Stop living the Christian life in the flesh, and yield to the Savior, Who craves to live it through you!

Break up your fallow ground, O wandering and weak saint, for it truly is time to seek the LORD.

Filed Under: Bible, Blog Tagged With: christianity, Complacency, God, Revival, spirituality

I Surrender… Some

June 8, 2012 by Kreig Durham Leave a Comment

Imagine if you will the words to a familiar hymn, with a slight twist…

Most to Jesus I surrender; most to him I freely give; I will ever love and trust him, in his presence often live.

Much to Jesus I surrender; humbly at his feet I bow, worldly pleasures mostly forsaken; take me, Jesus, after I clean up my life.

A lot to Jesus I surrender; make me, Savior, somewhat thine; fill me half-way with thy love and power; sort of know that thou art mine.

Some to Jesus I surrender; Lord, I give what is comfotable to thee; give me thy love and power; let thy blessing fall on me.

A little to Jesus I surrender; later I’ll feel the sacred flame. O the joy of fulfilling self! Glory, glory, to my name!

It doesn’t sound quite right, does it? Sadly this is the heart-cry of many a so-called follower of Christ in our churches today. Is it any wonder that we don’t see God work like He once did? Ought we be surprised at the worsening spiritual climate in our great nation? The key duty of God’s people has been neglected. Romans 12:1 says, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.”

The world says, “Look out for number one!” God says, “Crucify self!” God expects (and reasonably so) for every one of His children to “deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow [Christ].” (Luke 9:23) The Bible also plainly declares, “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.” (Matthew 6:24) You are either serving God or serving self. You cannot possibly hope to live for yourself most of your week, and expect God to be pleased with the two cents you throw His way on Sunday and Wednesday. Your entire life belongs to God. He bought it! He has every right to it! (1 Corinthians 6:19, 20)

The only options are yielding fully to God, or fully rebelling. Partial surrender doesn’t earn you any brownie points with God.

On the bright side, God has wonderful blessings in store for the believer who will simply surrender to Him in humble obedience:

“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.” – 1 Corinthians 2:9 & 10

Filed Under: Bible, Blog Tagged With: Christ, christianity, sacrifice, spirituality, surrender, worldly pleasures

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