Caught between The ROCK and a HARD world

 I have a growing concern for the American Church that we find ourselves caught between THE ROCK and a HARD WORLD.

​This world claims Christians are mostly judgmental hypocrites. Weak minded, Insensitive, pious hymn singers who naivly believe in Noah's Ark and  other fairy tales. And they LOL believe  the Bible is the inherrent word of  God.

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In response we claim our ROCK is Jesus... and sing 'A Mighty Fortress is our God', but our knees shake as we become instrospective through the world's judging lens instead of God's loving truth. 

We apologize and/or  hide our views  when God's unchanging truths do not fit nicely with our secular humanistic society. We go mostly silent as  not to stir the anti-Christian hornet's nest world view. We don't like  people  to call us  names.. who would. So we become like a deer caught in society's pious headlights and honking horns. 

This HARD WORLD has a compromised view of life equally cynical of Christians and mocking of our God.

I  believe A.W. Tozer once said "The Church is more afraid of offending the world than offending God".  I believe that is  true.

So the choice is  ours. Serve God or appease man. Stand up for God's Truth or attend a Sunday Social club we call  church and live our  lives as Christians in name only.  

Only one life 'twill soon be past. Only what's done for Christ will last. - Charles  Studd

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There I go again.. another not funny blog by a cartoonist.  Next time I promise to write about the plight of unicorns who did  not RSVP to Noah.

Truth is all is not lost... not in the Church,  not in the world. God cares  deeply both for his church and  for a world that does not know him. This is our opportunity to make a difference not just attending church but being involved as best  we can where we can.  
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Col 3:17

Oh we  will stumble but get  back up  again where Jesus is our Rock while living in this Hard World.

I  pray as always His  church (we the people) turn daily to  God,  seek Him first,.. love HIm with our lives, serve Him in all  that  we do, and love and care others like Jesus did. May God find us  all  faithful. May He bless  and  use us  all in ways  that are beyond  our dreams and  for His  Glory only.

Blessings

Jeff

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ps, another  quick Tozer post that was a good barameter for me to  pay attention to.
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“Rules for Self Discovery:
1. What we want most;
2. What we think about most;
3. How we use our money;
4. What we do with our leisure time;
5. The company we enjoy;
6. Who and what we admire;
7. What we laugh at.” 
― A. W. Tozer

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