Thank You Lord
THANK
YOU LORD
Sitting
in the doctor’s waiting room a few days back, was an eye opener.
The office is located in Johnson City, Tennessee. On my last visit
there, almost three months ago, only one or two of the many waiting
wore masks. Some were coughing and some were children and some were
the elderly most vulnerable
to COVOID-19 virus. All had
had their temperatures checked at check-in.
Well, they
had a pistol shaped device aimed at their heads and were told to have
a seat and wait to be called. The wait was long. The
children were restless and kicking up dust throughout the room. One
man repeatedly eased in and out to expunge a mouth full of phlegm. I
sat as though wrapped in concertina wire and listened to idle
conversations near me. The is
weather
too hot today,
too much rain vs. dry summer will need it. Horrible health conditions
by many, broken
family by some. Death, misery and storms of life were topics most
often heard. Never was heard a word about God, church worship or
prayers. It was as if there was no God in their hearts to bless them.
But,
on this later
occasion
there were fewer people and all wore masks. The chairs had been place
to meet criteria for social distancing and no one slid them closer.
The conversation mostly centered on the corona virus with God
casually thrown in now and then as the solution. No one mentioned the
soon coming of our Lord for His church or the judgment of God. If any
knew of God’s deliverance, they were silent concerning that truth.
Too ashamed to bow their heads and pray, lift holy hands to God or
speak of his coming wrath for the unbelievers, they sat mute; why?
1
Thessalonians
4:15
“For
this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are
alive and remain
unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are
asleep. 16
For
the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the
voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in
Christ shall rise first: 17
Then
we which are alive and remain
shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord
in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18
Wherefore
comfort one another with these words.
Know
God, know peace. Amen 07-16-1010 BLL
Comments
Post a Comment