From Pastor John Collins:
“Now we exhort you, brethren, warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all.” 1 Thessalonians 5:14 (NKJV).
We have fallen down on the job people! When did we get lazy
in raising our children, apathetic in watching the downfall of our society,
encouraging in sinful behavior and unwilling to be part of the solution while
loving complaining about it all. When did the blame fall on everyone else’s
shoulders while we stand and watch our country burn?
We are systematically ruining our existence and doing
nothing worthwhile about it. Why? Because not enough people want to stop their
own nonsense long enough to make a change first. Everyone wants the other
person, party, gang, opposition etc. to give in first because they all want to
win. Stubborn, selfish, foolish pride and egos will tear families apart, tear
cities apart and tear this country apart.
We have got to get to a place where the choice to do right,
stop doing wrong become ours as a whole, not just individually. We need to find
our humanity amongst each other and choose to be God’s people and not our own
people. In the end, the choice is up or down and there is nothing in this life
that is worth stopping you from going up. Whatever fight is being fought,
whatever battle is being lost or won, whatever argument is being raged and
whatever moral decay is the price that is paid is just not worth it.
God is what matters, no matter how often people want to deny
that fact, it remains a fact. Jesus is what matters and our commitment to
walking the path that He has designated for us is what matters. The violence,
the drugs, the alcohol, the hatred, the partying, the greed, the lust, the
pride, the status, the betrayal and pain of it all is just so base and such a
waste of time. Choose life by choosing Jesus.
“See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all.” 1 Thessalonians 5:15 (NKJV).
