Not made to wait

I was very convicted at church yesterday as it worked out the Sunday school lesson and the sermon were both pointing fingers right at me. Sunday school had to do with being a lukewarm Christian and the sermon was about sharing your faith. I was reminded of what I have done more times than I’d care to admit. I go into a situation all prepared to share my faith, talk about Jesus, to tell someone how much He means to me, then I walk away saying the opportunity never came up and I’m good with that. I should not be good with that attitude. Because Satan would be greatly pleased with that attitude and Jesus would not. Sitting around waiting for the right moment is not what we are commanded to do. In the great commission Jesus said GO not wait. There are those who would not agree but the Christian was made to play offense not defense. The opportunity never came up is one of the worst things a Christian can say because it actually shows that they hate people, by not letting them know that trusting in Jesus is how they avoid Hell. It also show how little they think of Jesus by not wanting to be identified with Him. We were not made to wait.

Go ahead and hate

Note to Self by Joe Thorn is a book that I now use as a daily devotional. Each day I will share the scripture passage and an expert from the book and a few of my own thoughts as part of my blog.

Scripture passage Proverbs 8:13
The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.

Section from the book

In all your longing to love as Christ loved, you sometimes forget that true love for one thing will, or at least should, produce a hatred for whatever stands against it. Do not neglect cultivating hatred, an intense hatred, for the right things

If you are following Jesus, cherishing the gospel, and loving God and neighbor, then you will hate well. If you do not hate evil, you will find yourself more susceptible to temptation, slower to respond to corruption, and unmotivated to contend for the faith. Hate is a real part of your faith—don’t forget it.

Simple thoughts

Hard to believe, but you are supposed be a hater, Jesus was. Jesus never sinned and hated, it is possible but you must hate the right things.  The Bible talks so much about love and people emphasize the love aspect so much that they think hate is off limits. Well it’s not. To truly love something you have to hate the something that stands against it. The first thing a Christian needs to learn to hate is their own sin. If you don’t learn to hate the things that need to be hated you had better ask yourself how much you love Jesus.

In case you needed proof that Jesus hated see Revelation 2:6 But this is in your favor: You hate the evil deeds of the Nicolaitans, just as I do.

If you like controversy read this

Christians love to hold to the truth, they love to speak the truth, in a sense they are all about the truth. However there is one truth that many Christians will not talk about and it is the answer to the questions does God love everybody? I found it very interesting when on two different occasions I posted a poll on facebook that asked simply “Does God love everyone?” and not one person answered the question. Then there is the phrase the God hates the sin but loves the sinner. Do you believe that? In this case we have to define sinner and there are two kinds, the repentant sinner who loves God and trusts in Jesus Christ and the unrepentant sinner has nothing to do with either. Ask yourself what is the truth? Does God love everyone? Just keep in mind that if you answer yes that means if God does not love everyone that He hates some. In answering this question don’t just go by what you think is the right answer, or what you want to be the right answer, consult the Bible and not just one verse but the whole thing in context to find the truth. Also think about the implications of your answer if you miss the truth and by the way have fun.