Sheep

GET UP, GET READY, and GO TO CHURCH!

            The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones. -Beecher

            And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. Luke 2:15

On the first Christmas I see shepherds tending their sheep in the field. I see night had come and I imagine they were tired from the day’s responsibilities. I see there may have plenty of work left to do before getting a few winks. But what I don’t see are excuses. They said, “Let us go even unto Bethlehem”. They didn’t care they were tired. They didn’t care about the work that needed to be done. They didn’t care about anything other than going to see the Messiah. They saw a need to go and worship Him!

Have you already planned your day leaving out the most important part? Have you laundry to do, leaves to blow, or sleep to catch up on? STOP! Don’t let another opportunity pass you by! GET UP, GET READY, and GO TO CHURCH!

Why you playing dress up?

The mask of Christianity will come off at judgment day!

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. Colossians 2:8

Each October many Americans celebrate Halloween. They dress up their kids to go out and collect candy from the neighborhood. Many churches have jumped on board by having kids dress up like Bible characters and having trunk-or-treat in the church parking lot. Many even compete for the bragging rights of who has the best Biblically decorated trunk.

Well I believe this mentality of dress up has been going on in the church for a very long time. You have some coming into the church dressed up like a sheep but in all actuality they are wolves. They are seeking to cause chaos in the church.

Child of God BEWARE! Paul tells Timothy in 2 Timothy 3:6, “For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.” So be careful, for not all that walks through the door are your brother or sister. Many of them are not what they seem to be! Many are just playing dress up!