“Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you. Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind.” Colossians 2:18
Restaurants have been opened after the Covid-19 incident, and people are now venturing out. Owners and Wait Staff who have not made money in months are now hungry to get back to normal. Friends of ours have a Karaoke business, so we went out last night to support them and the restaurant where they appeared. It was quite an event!
The place was “at capacity” as people joyfully sang and performed. One guy was loudly applauded as he made his way UP to the microphone. I figured he was either going to be VERY good… or very NOT so! Karaoke is kind of strange in that regard! The first note was telling as he hit it hard and right on target. He could have been a performer from years past, he was that good. It was a joy to listen to him. Everyone else thereafter had to play catch-up.
This morning I saw a headline in a devotional I continually ‘unsubscribe’ from! But they have my info and continue to ignore my request. The headline intrigued me so I just HAD to read the article. In it, some lady prophet had written, “We are living in the days of Joel Prophesied 3,000 years ago!” It was filled with secret information God had revealed to her PERSONALLY. Now she was sharing. I wanted to throw up!
I didn’t read the article because I was hopeful. I read it to see just how bad it could be. And it was worse. You see, as just 1 little pastor among so many, I AM a TRUE fortune teller sent by God! But most folks do not WANT to hear what I tell them.
The Word of God is living and active. In it, God gives us the do’s and don’ts of genuine Christian living. So when I say, “you may want to quit drinking like that or it will destroy you,” (Eph 5:13) I am telling the future. “Give God of your time and money and He will give YOU…time and money” (Matt. 6:33)! And, “God doesn’t want you in bondage to THIS thing and wants you free!” (Rom. 6:6-7). “EH,” they say…”what do YOU know?”
While God is madly in love with us and gives us promises for life, many find more interest in the mystical. Real Christian leaders do not focus on the hocus pocus, but on ministering God’s Word to the hurt and lost. ‘Jesus Works,’ is one of my sayings. But one has to do the HARDER thing and DO what He says to see the results. Which is difficult when the masses may be looking MORE for a spectacular performance!
