Where Are The Kids?

On Friday evening I had the pleasure of going to the mission to preach chapel.  It was an unusual service.  The room was unusually hot, the men were unusually tired, the song service was unusually short and the sermon started unusually early and ended unusually early.

When I pulled up to the mission I noticed that the fenced play yard was empty.  This is unusual.  Then the thought came to me, “Where are the children?”  I thought to myself that this would preach and make a good blog topic.  So, here we go.

I can tell you where the children have gone.  We lost a generation of our young people because their hair was unacceptably too long and we let them know about it.  This piece of wisdom came from Pastor Bob Hooten.  The sad reality is that he is spot on correct.  As a result we have lost them and their children.  Why would you send your children to a Church where they are condemned for having long hair?  They have not and as a result we have lost them.

Go ahead and say I have compromised, I don’t care.  I know that I am right on this one.  The hair and clothing do not grow to the soul.  We need to be more concerned with the soul below the long hair and earrings.  No, I do not like long hair on boy and short hair on girls.  I do not like earrings on men and I do not like body piercing or body art of any kind.  Again, these don’t grow to the soul.  They are a testimony to the soul inside crying out for someone to love them to Jesus.  Will you?  I hope and pray that you and I will take the time and devote the resources to show this lost and dying world that there is more to Jesus than what we have shown them in the past.  Look at Jude vs. 22-23, “And of some have compassion, making a difference:  And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.”

So, how are you doing?