Monday, May 5, 2014

The Loss of Spiritual Direction

It has become almost common place to hear preachers and other Christians talk about the ills of America and the loss of spiritual direction. Those doing so often refer to 2 Chronicles 7: 14 and talk about the need to pray and fast for America. They speak of their love for America but have no problem talking about where America has gone wrong. I agree that America is headed in the wrong direction and grave danger lies ahead. Evil is waxing worse and worse and freedoms are eroding rapidly. I have great concern for the future of our children and grandchildren. But I want to make something clear, most preachers and Christians are putting the focus in the wrong place.

It is the Church in America that needs to repent! The Church needs to pray and repent for its loss of   spiritual direction. Why can’t the preachers make that clear? They easily talk about the problems of America and the faults of certain Americans, but seldom if ever address the problems of the Church and the faults of Christians. They are either blind to the real problem, have some unbiblical view or might even be afraid to offend their financial contributors.

Where are you? Do you see that it is those who call themselves Christians that are called to repentance? Do you see that Christians in America are to be salt and light to America? Who is it that has lost spiritual direction? Do you have the courage to face the real issues?   

1 comment:

Unknown said...

"My people perish for lack of knowledge" (Hosea 4:6). Charles Haddon Spurgeon once said, ”The Scripture is our inexhaustible textbook, the Lord Jesus our boundless subject, and the Holy Spirit our divine infinite helper.“ Most people are watching TV, playing on Facebook, or defending their doctrines and traditions instead of getting to know the Word of God and the God of the Word. The people are perishing with sicknesses and diseases because of a lack of knowledge of the Word. They don't know how to address sin, sickness, and temptation in their own lives, much less in their children and others. Too many ministers are teaching an acceptable, feel-good, relevant gospel of diversity instead of wielding the two-edged sword that divides asunder the soul and the spirit. The fear of God is a thing of the past. Is it any wonder the country is in the condition it's in? Yes, we need repentance, and we need more and more people going to their knees praying, crying out to God for His intervention in lives and the church, not just the country.