I remember back in the day when I used to read the Bible occasionally, whilst serving on praise team as a singer. I prayed sometimes and I pretty much led a lukewarm Christian life. I thought I was a saint-being saved and abstaining from very visible sins like cursing, substance abuse, etc. Hilarious how I was so sure of my salvation then and yet as I dig deeper into the Word and pray more now in present, my fear of Hell grows-I can always see that Christ took my sins and that it is by His works that I am saved. By grace, through faith, in Christ, alone. But I suppose it may be that I fear the Lord, more. In any case, I feel more wretched than I have ever felt in my life and yet I am "purer," (for lack of a better word) than I have ever been in my life. God's grace is prevalent in my life-that must be it, that with a greater presence of grace, a greater perspective of my depravity comes into light. The Lord illuminates the fact that He is perfect while I am infinitely far from perfect. With a lot of people my age, I don't think most of them even care anymore...church was a fad and the Lord...well I suppose they put Him on hold. It's a terrible thing to see people go from leaders of the faith in high school to drug abusers and drunkards in college. The path is narrow and only a few find it.
Lord, would you save them-Your mighty hand and outstretched arm can free them.
Go to this people and say,
You will keep on hearing, but will not understand;
And you will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;
For the heart of this people has become dull,
And with their ears they scarcely hear,
And they have closed their eyes;
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
And hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart and return,
And I would heal them.
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