Spring
is in the air and everyone looks forward to a fresh start and maybe a new row
of prize tomatoes. This last weekend of March gave us the pagan celebration of
Ishtar along with engaging the Catholic mystical machinery as it closely coexisted
with the cross pollination of Passover on the 2013 calendar. Iconic chocolate
treats will be half price on April first; as any fool would take it as a sign
of favor from God. Then we're on to other warm weather, family friendly
distractions. A garden variety of social events and self improvement seminars
are in store along with the usual suspects of concerts and conventions of all
kinds. Christians often talk about revival and associate it with a week of
heavy preaching, a visiting evangelist and a big name gospel band. In some
cases its nothing more than a fancy fund raising gimmick that if its pulled off
well will be forgotten the following Monday. I’m sure that isn’t the intention
of every planning committee but if forgetting our past sin was as easy as this
I wouldn’t be posting this.
I believe
Satan loves revival too. He would love to renew and enlarge your memory of an
old habit, inclination or other such thing pertaining to our weak nature. What
remains of some old sin, long forgiven by God could be the potential yeast for
a brand new transgression. Our own righteousness and good works may also be
placed into that novel category. To reuse some old dead thing would suit Satan
just fine if for nothing else than to discourage you and keep you impotent in
the things of God. Death is the devils business and production is at an all
time high especially in these days of spiritual and economic bankruptcy. Since
death is all he has to work with it is no wonder that he would like to
rejuvenate an old temptation in order to possibly fashion a gentler and kinder
death for the believer. He knows he can’t have your soul but he does want to
diminish any gifts or potential productivity in Christ. To keep you busy with
doubt and worry is the key hook in this selling point. He’ll assure us that all
these items are still in stock and available for overnight delivery; if you are
in the market that is. He’ll have you out hoeing in a freshly planted row of
vain imagination in no time. Since historical iniquities lay dormant in our
mind long after we are saved it would be a resurrection born in hell to get you
to dwell on it anew. Don’t buy it! It’s nothing more than an old 60’s eight
track player because sound thinking wise and in terms of usefulness it is
obsolete already. Let us pray that those rotting carcasses would stay in their
grave and that you would leave your shovel in the garage. Since digging up the
past has run its course you might want to leave the sins of others alone too in
case you thought you still had a bone to pick with someone. It may be planting
season everywhere else but let us bury the past and be assured of a bountiful
crop failure.
And he said, So is the kingdom
of God, as if a man
should cast seed into the ground;And should sleep, and rise night and day, and
the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. For the earth bringeth
forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn
in the ear. Mark 4: 26-28
That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in
every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all
might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering
with joyfulness; Col 1: 10- 11
Lock the cemetery gate and give that key to Jesus the author and finisher of
our faith and go out there and enjoy a new season of growing up in Him.
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