Heir of the Covenant
 
Let me share with you some challenging lyrics from a Kieth Green song called Asleep in the Light. 

"Do you see, do you see
All the people sinking down
Don't you care, don't you care
Are you gonna let them drown

How can you be so numb
Not to care if they come
You close your eyes
And pretend the job's done

"Oh bless me Lord, bless me Lord"
You know it's all I ever hear
No one aches, no one hurts
No one even sheds one tear

But He cries, He weeps, He bleeds
And He cares for your needs
And you just lay back
And keep soaking it in,
Oh, can't you see it's such a sin?

Cause He brings people to your door,
And you turn them away
As you smile and say,
"God bless you, be at peace"
And all heaven just weeps
Cause Jesus came to your door
You've left him out on the streets

Open up open up
And give yourself away
You see the need, you hear the cries
So how can you delay

God's calling and you're the one
But like Jonah you run
He's told you to speak
But you keep holding it in,
Oh can't you see it's such a sin?

The world is sleeping in the dark
That the church just can't fight
Cause it's asleep in the light
How can you be so dead
When you've been so well fed
Jesus rose from the grave
And you, you can't even get out of bed

Oh, Jesus rose from the dead
Come on, get out of your bed

How can you be so numb
Not to care if they come
You close your eyes
And pretend the job's done
You close your eyes
And pretend the job's done

Don't close your eyes
Don't pretend the job's done."

Does that hit home with you?  You know, it's helped me analyze my own life a little.  God has called us to work for Him.  He doesn't just want us to sit around, soaking in His blessings.  He wants us to put His Word into practice.  Where is the evangelism?  Where is the compassion?  Where is the desire to edify believers?  Where is the desire to use our gifts for God's work? 
   "Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young." (1 Tim. 4:12).  Though we're young, we're still called to live and work for God's kingdom here on earth.  We've been given a light.  Don't hide it under a bowl.  Go out and illuminate the darkness.  Give comfort to the mourning.  Food to the needy.  Strength to the weak.  Look around you.  You don't have to go very far to see people (Christians and Non-Christians) who are in need.  God will give you opportunities to minister to people.  Don't let them slip away.  Don't be asleep in the light. 
 


Comments

Ashley Jones

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:19:29

*is challenged*

Thanks for posting that!

 



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