Jeff Williams March 24th, 2009
I often get e-mail responses to some of my sermons. They are all great feedback and enlightening. I would like to start sharing some of those with you. Here is one from this past Weekend’s message:
The message today was straight from the Throne of G-d. The Spirit of G-d which lives inside of me confirmed this over and over again.
As followers of Christ we have two sets of eyes: Physical and Spiritual. Before we were filled with the Holy Spirit we had only one set of eyes. The Light of G-d was not in us and His Holy light did not direct us. It is easy to understand how lost people stumble around because they walk in darkness. But why is it that Christians will do the same?
Why do Christians stumble around in darkness?
In 1 John we see one possible reason: As Christians we have to “walk in the Light”. By walking in the Light our sins are exposed and the Holy Spirit convicts us. No one likes to be convicted. It makes visitors to our church never come back. It causes members of our church to stop working and causes them to try and find fault with the Leadership or with each other.
You know many times G-d uses people to point out our sin. Like when our Pastor steps on toes in the message. Vicki and I have been married 28 years. Did you know that sometimes G-d uses my wife to shine the Light of G-d in areas of my life I would prefer remain dark? Yep I know it is shocking, but true and actually it is often not sometimes. Now even my children are used by G-d to straighten me out!! How cruel is that? Shocking as it may sound my children are good at it. Yep they can smell hypocrisy from 10 miles away.
So, tell me, how do we react with our wife or children point light into dark areas of our lives? Well many times we lash out. We say, “Hey I am the parent here not you!” “I have been this way all my life and you knew it when you married me.” I have to confess, I have done this and it makes me sick. “Sin will take you where you do not want to go and leave you there longer than you want to stay.”
My prayer is simple and unoriginal: Psalms 139:23-24
“Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts; And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”
My promise is also simple and unoriginal but new to me: Psalms 84:11
“For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord will give grace and glory; no good think will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.”
Vicki, you keep pointing out sin in my life when you see it and Jake, Amanda and Hannah, I desire to walk the walk and not just talk so you hold me accountable to the Truth of G-d’s Holy Word.
You are my witnesses; Keep me true to Him !!
Your Husband and Dad,
Kent
