too Serious?

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June 17, 2013

"Too Serious?"

Scripture Reading:    

Philippians 2:17 (HCSBO) But even if I am poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.

 

Devotion And Meditation:

When you can laugh in spite of your circumstances, it shows that: (1) the world is not the source of your security; (2) temporal situations don't control your joy.

Paul said, "Even if I am being poured out like a drink offering...I am glad and rejoice...so you too should be glad and rejoice with me" . Can you do that?

Listen to these words, "Some Christians can't enjoy a meal because the world is starving, or thank God for their clothes because the world is naked, or smile because the world is sad. They can't spend an evening at home because they feel they ought to be out saving souls, or an hour with an unsaved loved one without feeling guilty that they haven't preached a sermon or manifested a 'sober Christian spirit.' They know nothing of balance, and they're miserable because of it. They have little motivation to bring people to Christ, because that would make others as miserable as they themselves feel. They think The Gospel is 'good news' until you obey it, then it becomes an endless guilt-trip. There are leisure centers, sports centers, diet centers, entertainment centers and guilt centers. The last group is called churches! The endless harping on the string of guilt is part of the reason for all this gloom and uncertainty."  Make sure those words don't describe you!  Give yourself permission to laugh; it'll keep you healthy, and make the experience you talk about a lot more attractive to others.  Where there's JOY there's JESUS; and where's there's JESUS there's JOY.  The most important thing you can do to let your light shine is be a lamp...don't let your attitude dim His radiance!

 

Win or lose, I want to make sure that I make God's name great

Pastor Ben J Lahay 
Galatians 2:20