Christian Complacency               

The Bible says, “And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” Matthew 28:18-20 (KJV)

Ronald Meredith, in his book Hurryin’ Big for Little Reasons, describes one quiet night in early spring: Suddenly out of the night came the sound of wild geese flying. I ran to the house and breathlessly announced the excitement I felt. What is to compare with wild geese across the moon? It might have ended there except for the sight of our tame mallards on the pond. They heard the wild call they had once known. The honking out of the night sent little arrows of prompting deep into their wild yesterdays. Their wings fluttered a feeble response. The urge to fly; to take their place in the sky for which God made them; was sounding in their feathered breasts, but they never raised from the water. The matter had been settled long ago. The corn of the barnyard was too tempting! Now their desire to fly only made them uncomfortable. Temptation is always enjoyed at the price of losing the capacity for flight.

Ronald Meredith, in his book Hurryin’ Big for Little Reasons, describes one quiet night in early spring: Suddenly out of the night came the sound of wild geese flying. I ran to the house and breathlessly announced the excitement I felt. What is to compare with wild geese across the moon? It might have ended there except for the sight of our tame mallards on the pond. They heard the wild call they had once known. The honking out of the night sent little arrows of prompting deep into their wild yesterdays. Their wings fluttered a feeble response. The urge to fly; to take their place in the sky for which God made them; was sounding in their feathered breasts, but they never raised from the water. The matter had been settled long ago. The corn of the barnyard was too tempting! Now their desire to fly only made them uncomfortable. Temptation is always enjoyed at the price of losing the capacity for flight.

Mosie Lister writes: “I grew up in a Christian home and was taught to say my prayers before going to bed - ‘now I lay me down to sleep’ and other childhood petitions. Through the years, we have also learned to express our thoughts to God in other ways. It occurred to me one day that there were, no doubt, many adults who also grew up with those kinds of experiences as children. I wondered if I could say something in a song that would ask them if they still remembered those prayers; if they remembered talking to God and telling Him, ‘I love you.’ I thought about asking, ’How long has it been since you prayed in that way?”

“One wintry day in 1956, all of a sudden I realized that I should ask those questions in a song. I started writing as fast as I could put words and music on paper. The song was completed in about 10 minutes.”

How long has it been since you were concerned about the Lost? How long has it been since you witnessed for the Savior? Won’t you be rekindled this day? Lost souls eternal destiny ought to move us to obedience to the Great Commission! 

Daily Chronological Bible Reading: Jeremiah 46-48