As Christians, how excited are we about sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ?
How fired up do we get about sharing how the Lord has worked in our lives? If we as Christians are not excited about the Lord, how do we expect the world to grab the torch?
As a teenager, when I became a Christian, it seemed that our church was really on fire for Jesus. The church was full for Sunday worship, revivals were well attended, vacation Bible school, and youth rallies, were constant events. It seemed that we had an excitement for the Lord, that is not seen today.
We felt like the prophet Jeremiah (in our text). Even though he suffered for speaking on behalf of the Lord, He couldn't keep quiet about it.
It was like a fire shut up in his bones. With church attendance declining, churches closing, and Bible colleges fading away; is this an indication, that we have lost that fire for the Word of God. A desire to fulfill the Great Commission? (Matthew 28:19-20)
And in our personal lives, is there a strong desire to live and serve Jesus? Is our passion for Him, a flicker, or a flame? It makes the Lord sick if we are lukewarm. (Revelation 3:16) Oh how we need to re-kindle the fire in our hearts, to proclaim the Lord Jesus Christ. Not only with our lips, but with our lives. GP
"Let the lower lights be burning!
Send a gleam across the wave!
Some poor *struggling, fainting seaman
You may rescue, you may save." (Philip P. Bliss)
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