Stand in the Gap

‘And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.”’ Mark 16:15

It is not politically correct anymore to spread the Gospel. The popular belief that all spiritual paths lead to God has grown and to say that Jesus is the only way is seen as intolerant even hateful. Yet, accepting these popular notions of the world is the same as denying Christ. All around us are those headed for a Christless eternity. Many are lost and hopeless and do not know the only answer lies in Jesus Christ. (continue reading…)

I have learned that sometimes it doesn’t matter what approach a Christ follower uses to spread the Gospel of Jesus, it just offends some people. The other day an athiest called me “childish and lazy”, among some worse names, for quoting Scripture. I had to remind myself that this person was not rejecting me, but the truth of the Bible and Jesus Christ Himself. But God has already told us this will happen. (continue reading…)

The world is dark, full of many lost people looking in all the wrong places for truth. Many are frightened, desperately searching for security. This time of year finds many people lonely and feeling unloved. While many of us are timid and feel we will be ridiculed or rejected for witnessing, many of these people are just waiting for our message of hope. (continue reading…)

A Song by Keith Green
Do you see, do you see; All the people sinking down
Don’t you care, don’t you care; Are you gonna let them drown
How can you be so numb; Not to care if they come
You close your eyes; And pretend the job’s done

“Oh bless me Lord, bless me Lord”; You know it’s all I ever hear
No one aches, no one hurts; No one even sheds one tear
But He cries, He weeps, He bleeds; And He cares for your needs
And you just lay back; And keep soaking it in,
Oh, can’t you see it’s such a sin? (continue reading…)

It is easy to get discouraged as we each try in our own way to be amdassadors for Christ in our world. Often we see little results. So many around us seem to reject God as just a fairy tale and even try to make us feel ridiculous. (continue reading…)

Jeremiah is known as the “Weeping Prophet” because of his grief over the sin and coming destruction of Judah. His messages were ignored and people even began to hate and persecute him. He complained to the Lord:

“When I speak, the words burst out. “Violence and destruction!” I shout. So these messages from the Lord have made me a household joke.” Jeremiah 20:8

He wanted to give up and ignore God’s call. But he could not. (continue reading…)