I just sat and read all that my heart could take about some of the persecuted believers in North Korea...my heart is full of deep sorrow for the Church today...but not so much for the "Persecuted Church" but as for the "Free Church." The things I read brought me to tears and anguish over the lack of desire to truly Worship the one true God here in this free country. I was moved my the motivation of these people to claim the Name of Christ whatever the cost. Yes, I hurt for the pain and suffering these people endure, but was so internally convicted of my complacency towards the same thing people are dying for.
I read a story about an elderly couple who would walk miles and miles up a mountainside pretending to look for "herbs." They would find a cave and go as deep as they possibly could inside the cave so that they could sing praises to God as freely as they wanted to without fearing for their lives. If anyone "gets" who God is and what being His child really means, its these people. These people realize that this world is temporary. They understand that their suffering is just for a little while and their suffering will soon be over. They understand that the God they serve offers more hope than anything this world ever could. They risk their lives to Worship God because their hearts are so full they can't keep it in.
These stories made me take a long hard look at my life...these people worship out of their love for the God who has saved them from the punishment we are all destined for apart from Christ....they worship because they know the Maker of Heaven and Earth created them to worship Him...they worship because there is no one else worthy of worship. They worship because they know the ONE who holds the power. They worship like they are desperate...desperate for a Savior.
I want my heart to be desperate...I want to forsake the things that distract me from this kind of worship. I want to understand the Father's love for me like these people...I believe when I fully understand it...NOTHING will keep me from worshiping!
I read a story about an elderly couple who would walk miles and miles up a mountainside pretending to look for "herbs." They would find a cave and go as deep as they possibly could inside the cave so that they could sing praises to God as freely as they wanted to without fearing for their lives. If anyone "gets" who God is and what being His child really means, its these people. These people realize that this world is temporary. They understand that their suffering is just for a little while and their suffering will soon be over. They understand that the God they serve offers more hope than anything this world ever could. They risk their lives to Worship God because their hearts are so full they can't keep it in.
These stories made me take a long hard look at my life...these people worship out of their love for the God who has saved them from the punishment we are all destined for apart from Christ....they worship because they know the Maker of Heaven and Earth created them to worship Him...they worship because there is no one else worthy of worship. They worship because they know the ONE who holds the power. They worship like they are desperate...desperate for a Savior.
I want my heart to be desperate...I want to forsake the things that distract me from this kind of worship. I want to understand the Father's love for me like these people...I believe when I fully understand it...NOTHING will keep me from worshiping!
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