I am shocked at how cold I can be toward those who are outside the kingdom of God. There are many days that I walk right by them with very little to no concern for their eternal peril. I must ask myself: "Do I truly believe that they are on their way to eternal fire." I can quickly answer yes by quoting several Bible verses and by making reference to my professed theology, but I must look deeper than my profession lest I lull myself into deception. For a man's profession is only as valid as his motive and action. How can I be so insensitive to my fellow man's horrific condition as walk by my neighbors house as it is engulfed in flames and hurry along because I am late for my dinner plans. Oh, woe is me, I am so pathetic in my self occupation and am so concerned about many things that have no eternal value. What am I to do, how can I even claim to be a Christian in this condition? I find myself so often indifferent toward my fellow man's desperate needs. I must fall on my face before God and confess my sin, for what kind of a man would claim to represent God while at the same time be so careless in taking care of those in such desperate need. However as I fall on my face before God I can see that one on the tree for me, as I lay there in my grief, scripture rings in my ears as I hear Christ in Matt. 23:37 saying: " O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets and stonest them which are sent to thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth chickens under her wings, and ye would not. When we see the tenderness of our Lord toward those who are lost it humbles us and causes us to be the same. And when I read the Lord's words when He says that he will not extinguish the smoking flax or break the bruised reed i must think of The Lord Jesus' great patience with me and that causes me to have great patience with others in sharing the gospel. Therefore I must conclude that my problem is that I too often take my eyes off of my precious Savior or I am only seeing one side of Him and am missing the best part; To know His love. Eph. 3:17-19 "That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith:that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, length, depth, and height: And to know the love of Christ, which passes knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God."
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