As I was reading earlier I was struck by a couple verses. Read with me Nehemiah 1:3-4, “And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire. And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,”
As I was reading these verses I thought about the Church of today. Some Churches need to take the name “Church” off the building and out of the bulletin. You say that is pretty harsh. Yes, it is; but, it is sadly enough the truth. Some Churches have gone so far from the Bible form of Christianity that you cannot even tell that they are a Church any longer.
You might be asking, “Who’s fault is it?” I am not here to point fingers; but, you and I are to blame. Everyone is at fault from the member in the pew to the Pastor. Everyone stands guilty. Sadly, we don’t care that we are the problem. I know this because if we cared that we are the problem we would do something about it.
All most so-called Christians today just want to tip toe through the tulips safely home to Heaven when they die and that is enough for them. This is why; as the title states, that the Church is in “A Sad State of Affairs”. We are nothing like what Jesus planned His Church to be. One day He will set all things straight and we will be sorry for what we have done to contribute to the delinquency of the Church.
So, how are you doing?