"I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD." (Psalm 27:13,14 NIV)
How
many times have we heard the phrase--wait for it? Usually, the phrase
has more to do with some spectacular event about to unfold and because
it was spectacular, we're never disappointed. And we won't be disappointed as we wait to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living--this side of heaven.
How
will we see the goodness of The Lord? When every born-again believer
truly walks in their calling--whatever that might be and do the greater
works that Jesus said we would do--the entire world will see the
goodness of The Lord in everything we do!
Are
we not created in His image? Are we not His children? Are we not able
to do all He has put on our hearts to do, to His glory? When we
become living epistles, read of men, others will see The
Lord in us
because we won't be able to hide the light of His love under a bush, but
we shall shine brightly, as a beacon, drawing all the lost to The Lord
by the love we show them.
Showing others love does not mean we compromise The Word of God by condoning sin in any matter. We must encourage people to live according to The Word, not in opposition to The Word.
Within
the next few weeks, I am re-distributing a book on Amazon that will
sound an alarm in the hearts of many and be a wake-up call to the Body
of Christ. Some will hate the book (and probably me), some will love it,
and some will be wary of the intent. The intent of the book,
quite simply is to remind all of God's Word, what He has said about sin,
and our what our response should be to those who propose to promote sin
rather than godliness. And we can do this--showing love--not displeasing God in order to win people to us.
Our ability to win souls should never be about winning someone to be in our cheering section, or church, but encouraging them to repent, be forgiven, and develop a right relationship with God through Jesus Christ.
Are you ready? Okay, just wait for it and wait for The Lord to see His goodness--through us--to overwhelm the land!
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