Rich Mullins once said: "The thing I like about the Bible are all the weirdos in it." After going through the Old Testament again I am finding that to be really true. What's really mesmerizing, and what most Christians would call weird, is the gutsy attitude that these Old Testament people had when praying/talking to God. Take Abraham for instance. When God is sending his angels to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah Abraham says: "Far it be from you to destroy the righteous with the wicked. Far be it from you!" He yells at God who is standing right there! And Moses. When God wants to wipe the Israelites out Moses tells God he will have to take him out first. Are you nuts!!! On and on these prophets and people had this crazy relationship with God. They spoke with him like they actually knew him. They spoke with him like they actually believed him.
So, what is going on with Christians today? There are those who have an amazing and powerful relationship with God. However, for the most part most Christians have either no or little interaction with God. Why? I don't understand it. They don't read the Bible. They don't pray. They don't witness to the lost about their need for Jesus.
After a lot of life experience the only conclusion I come to is that people are either ashamed of what they say they believe or they don't really believe the Gospel.
Are you going to whither away? Or, are you going to overcome the world by the power of the Gospel? "He that winneth souls is wise."
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