It is alright to love with my whole heart, not a smidgen, a section or a portion but the entire energy of my being.  I know inherently that others will react to this unbridled sometimes with curiosity, others with doubt, some with recrimination and unbelief.  But still it will be offered.  I was asked today if my enemies came through the door there is no way that you would forgive them and let them go free of the crimes they have committed.

It surprised the asker, who truly believed to have set me up in front of a crowd when I said that I would forgive them of the wrongs they have done me and God would forgive them and cleanse them of their sins and unrighteousness if they believed upon the Lord Jesus, but that their crimes would still require punishment if they had broken man’s law.  You see they mistakenly believed false information about Christianity, that if you commit crimes God will just set you free of the consequences.  Understandably if that is what they believed about our faith I can see where it would seem odd that people would just be freed of all culpability and accountability for worldly action.

I had the blessing of being used to preach the Gospel to over 10,000 people this week.  It has been the greatest joy of my life as Christians cheered, fence sitters asked endless questions and the enemies of God answered with vitriol and grief. Many demanded I stop preaching or simply stop speaking the Word of God and use my own thoughts.  To which I answered, that God’s Word never returns void and is marvelous for teaching, preaching, rebuke, reproach and reminder.  Some simply demanded I shut up and I responded with a loving request for them to make their lives settled with God as judgment approaches.  I was used of God and that is the greatest gift I have received outside of God’s Grace, forgiveness and redemption.  To realize one’s purpose for God is the achievement of wholeness.  Today, I was given the chance to fulfill my duty as a Christian Ambassador or remain silent and I spoke until all that was appropriate to say had been said.

The time has come for action.  This country was formed differently than our predecessors whether in Europe, Asia or Africa, because we determined for the good of all that we would put aside our personal desires as secondary to the needs of the nation.  We came together in love, settled in our Christianity or other faith and even in disagreement “got the work done”.  We became a nation of doers, differentiating us from all other nations.  God Blessed our works and provided us enormous bounty from which to produce stupendous achievement.  At some point we forgot this factor allowing sedentary practices to replace our once great desire to achieve great objectives.  This effected Christians the most, for the work of our faith and love for God is always there awaiting our will to stand and preach, teach, heal, provide and love upon this lost world.  Although our faith is not based upon works we forgot that our worship is demonstrated by our works of love for God.

We were designed for many purposes but they all come back to the same life giving root, the Good News of Salvation through Christ.  If we cannot tell others of Christ then we have failed to attach ourselves to the power of the life giving vine of the Holy Spirit from whom we receive the power to pronounce the Gospel. If you are not telling people about Christ then you are simply disconnected, disobedient and unsure of your testimony.  This is some cause to fear, but it is better a warning sign to be instantly attended.  Find a mature Christian and ask some questions, get some help, learn to achieve the objective for which you were given access to power and authority.  If you aren’t going to use it, then you are a disobedient child and your one talent should be taken away and given to the one who wants to turn it into ten.  You know who you are, the time has come to do something about that knowledge and if you do not you alone hold the blame that you will certainly dread telling Christ.

God’s Plan for your lives is wonderful.  Don’t leave this plane having achieved less than the best for your life.  Find out what he wants for you and then stand ready for him to act, provide, fulfill, secure and deliver upon those promises for it will most certainly occur in due time.  Christ’s return is imminent, are you ready, look up, he’s almost here. Can you feel it.  We love you.  God loves you.  In Jesus’ name I pray for you right now.  Amen.