April 15, 2009- We are riding the wave of momentum from Easter. Great service, lots of people gave their hearts to the Lord. When great things happen, it is easy to love the Lord. Heck, even when bad things happen. But do we FEAR Him? That is the second piece of the foundation of faith that I want to talk about. Deuteronomy 6:13-19 tells us to FEAR THE LORD. You know, that must have been easier in the old testament. The earth might open up and swallow you or a snake come out of nowhere and kill you, or a host of many other horrible things. But today? I think now more than ever we should be aware of the things going on around us and FEAR THE LORD. He has the power to break the curses of poverty, sickness, and addiction. He can reverse the direction of a corrupt and immoral society. Why have all these thing come upon our nation and our world? We have gotten away from our FEAR OF THE LORD. Deut. 6:18 says"And you shall do what is right and good in the sight of the Lord, that it may go well with you...".
Look, these are tough things to swallow. They are not the feel-good messages that we are supposed to give new believers, but if you want to see the same people follow Christ forever, you better tell them the TRUTH!!!
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