In the past few days, it has occured to me that htere are two kinds if Christians: the Sleepers, and the Seekers.
The Sleepers are those who play church. They are the ones who have no interest in growth or God, meerly to sociolize, to play games, and to have fun. Some believe they have found the life that the Lord intended for them, but nothing could be farther from the truth. Instead of the abundant life which Christ came to give, they have found a dream world in which they can ingore God's demands and still expect His blessings, where they can go to church on Sundays and Wednesday nights and believe that they are following God.
But God does not want our Sundays, our Wednesdays, our prayers, our church serviceses, our songs, or our Bible studies. He wants our hearts, and not our hearts only, for they are but the first step in His plan. He wants our hearts, but also our very lives. This is where the Seelers come in.
The Seekers are those who not only call Christ savior, but also seek to honestly call Him Lord. They are those whose hearts are in flame for their faith, whose love and zeal for Christ cannot be diguised, who uncomprimising devotion leads them out of the church buildings and into the streets to offer a way out to those held hostage by sin. They are those who follow what is right, and look for Truth in all things, and come both humble and hungry before Gods throne and seek the furtherance of His kingdom. It is they who find the life Christ came to give, an eternal life, not a life that begins after time is no more, but a life that begins now, and will continue even after the cosmos end.
If the Sleepers are livng the life Jesus gave, then he wasted His blood on that cross, for the life the Sleepers live is a life no different from the world. The Sleepers sleep, and the Seekers weep. They weep because the Lord weeps, they weep because their brother and sisters in Christ's blood have forgotten thier first love, and instead have chosen to love the world of sin that they once cried out for salvation from. They have chosen to live as a part of a world of dispair, controlled by the enemy himself instead of the world that the Lord created for them. A world of hope and of love, a world which revolves not around the sun, but around the Gospel.
But hope remaines for the Sleepers, for the Father has not fogotten them, and the Lord can change a heart, and awaken a sleeping spirit. If His people, bow on their knees and pray for a new awakening in the hearts of those who sleep, God will hear their cries, and the Father allows no prayer to go unanswered. If His people cry ou to Him, and step out in faith, He may begin stirring those sleeping hearts, drawing them to Himself, and into the light of His day, waking them from their slumber. But beware you Seekers, do not allow the complacent slumber around you lull you in to sleep. Be vigilant, be aware, and trust in He who can change both heart and life to guide you in the path of His will.
Pray for revival in your own heart and the hearts of those around you who slumber, God may yet bring His bride back to life.
