The Study Corner    

We really need to pray hard for the many lukewarm brethren among us. If you stop and think about the amazing God we serve and what He does for you daily you could maybe stop whining and start praising every moment you get to spend with Him. Get out of lukewarm and get on fire for Him.  

I see people come back from their amazing conferences and talk about how moving it was, but they act the same as before a day later.  Experiences are great, but stop depending on them, and dependon God.  His experiences will change you forever in ways you can't ignore. Make time to know God, don't expect one emotionally charged event to do it for you as a nice shortcut. Remain lukewarm and you will be spit out. This is not an empty threat from me, it is from the word of God. 

[bibleblock]Rev 3:15-20[/bibleblock]

Be happy when we reproves and disciplines you. At least you know you are being refined for His work. Don't complain when a sermon runs longer than your 22 minute, TV generated attention span. We need to get over ourselves, and focus back on Him. He died for you, the least you can do for your eternal salvation and His love is stop complaining that someone might beat you to the buffet line.

[bibleblock]John 3:30[/bibleblock]

I pray we can all become less to the point of nothing.  Sometimes I can't help but to pray for persecution of the church in America as it will force you to put or shut up.  You won't be hiding behind your comfy little façade as a false believer.  

I hope will each stop and pray today for a realization of how much God truly loves us and how much he does daily.  Pray we can get over ourselves and completely be absorbed into Him.  That's what this is about folks… Living each day coram deo, before His face, you can't hide any part of your fake follower ship of Christ.  You will be called out as fakes and phonies on that day, don't think you going to slide under the radar like you do on Sunday mornings as just a face in the crowd.  Every single one of us will be singled out and judged according to whether our name is in the lamb's book, and if you don't truly know Him as Master, King, and Savior you will be very disappointed with yourself on that day.

[bibleblock]Matthew 10:37-39[/bibleblock]

So get to losing your life for Him.  

Stop worrying about

• your time… which isn't yours.  
• your money… which isn't yours.
• your friends… which aren't yours.
• your life… which isn't yours.

Focus on the things of God and you will see real change in yourself and the world around you.

[bibleblock]Matthew 3:2[/bibleblock]

[bibleblock]Luke 13:5[/bibleblock]

Get over yourself, and get on you knees before God.  Spend some one-on-one time today.  

This moment is all you are certain to have to honor God, don't waste it.  There may not be another in this life.