Picture this.  You are driving down the road and suddenly you pass what appears to be an old Church.  You do a little research and find that it is reported to be the oldest Church in the county.  There are weeds, trees and all kinds of debris around the building.  On the front of the building is a sign, “Posted:  No Trespassing!”.

I was going to post a picture of the Church building I write about.  Due to unfortunate computer problems that will not be possible at this writing.  I do hope that we will take to heart what I am going to say today.

This Church building is a sad testimony to a once thriving congregation.  I know; because, I grew up within one mile of this building.  I remember seeing the wooden windows open for services.  I remember seeing cars in the parking lot.  Now, only weeds and trees fill the parking lot.

If we are not careful the physical state of this Church building will become the spiritual state of our Churches.  Remember; the Church is not the building, it is the people.  We have become careless in our Christian life and we need an old fashioned revival.  I do not mean people hanging from the light fixtures.  I mean real revival where lives are forever changed.  If we would simply put away the junk of this world and come to the place where all we want is Jesus Christ and nothing else we would see true revival.  Again, I am not talking about this fake, garbage that is called revival on the so-called Christian television stations.

“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”  II Chronicles 7:14.  It is time ladies and gentlemen for God’s people to get right and turn the world upside down for Jesus.

So, how are you doing?