Today’s Thought “Out of Bounds” G. Ward

 

“But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.” Psalm 1:2

 

The older I become from a spiritual realm, the more I assess my being effectual and productive. The regenerative transformation granted me (i.e. grace and mercy) calls for an immediate servitude. I had (in the span of my life) an equal amount of years as an unbeliever vs. believer, so my empathizing with the perplexity demonstrated by the un-churched concerning the inactivity (hypocrisy) of the churched is vivid. In difficult times, there appears to be no disparity between the believers or unbelievers. The gossip and intolerance, generally reigns supreme from those never missing church. Moreover, the churched have as much or more un-reconciled behaviors from their family members (e.g. – the preacher’s kid), because their self-absorption forgot, “No one is righteous, not one” (Ro.3:10)! Furthermore, if believers stump their toe, expletives excrete naturally so from both factions.

Then, there’s that church setting; no one is spirited when the theologian renders an opening statement of encouragement (e.g. “The Lord is good, and His mercy endures forever!”), oh but when the music starts, activity reigns like the old episodes of Tarzan, watching him unilaterally whipping 200 + African bushmen. What about their hearing? Whenever they view a religious telecast, the sermons always affirm my coming out of a circumstance I caused and expecting Holy God’s immediate rescue; therefore reducing His Holiness to a mere genie in a bottle, while cheapening grace. Rarely, if at all, do you hear about sin’s consequence of death and deprivation, but you’re most certainly sure to hear agricultural terminology exacerbated in a modernity whereby less than 1% of their listening audience are farmers vs. 90% + in bible times; thus their terminology, “sowing and reaping a harvest” (go to internet resources and view the wealth of every preacher you listen to and ask, How much is enough?). Why then are we perplexed on the many that don’t/won’t attend church?
From the empathy I have for the unbeliever’s defiance, I believe they just want Big Momma’s religion; desiring to see salvation vs. being bombarded with more religiosity… Happy Wednesday!