A dear friend from long ago stopped by yesterday to visit with me. She is from another state and I had not seen her in several years. We immediately began to catch up with the usual things like how our children and grandchildren are doing. We shared our dissappointments with how cold and unspiritual our churches have become. She and I grew up in a church where the Holy Spirit could always be felt by anyone who walked in. There was such reverence that Jesus came and stayed with us till the service was over. Our children were taught to reverence the house of God. When we left church to go home we were equipped to handle all the problems Satan put on us for the entire week. Glory and praise were always on our lips. Our children were the joy of our lives, and still are. I am afraid that today so many of the churches have insulted Jesus so much till He has quit coming leaving the congregation without a spiritual leader. The older Christians are rooted and grounded enough to make it through troubled times, but most of the younger generation do not stand a chance. They have been cheated out of the teachings of Jesus because of various reasons. What a shame!
My prayer for today is this. God let us all open our eyes and see where we have been failing. Let us be visited fresh and anew by Your Holy Spirit. Let us be willing to take our place, whatever it may be, so that we might be approved by You. Let this younger generation be," stopped in their tracks," when they say to the elders, "you are too old fashioned, we are living in the two thousands," Tell them, Lord, that You never grow old and one day with You is like a thousand years with us. "Lord, bless everyone who is willing to ask for forgiveness and help us to help someone else every day." Amen.
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