PAUSE!!! WHY HAVE YOU BROUGHT NO FRUIT TO MATURITY?

PAUSE!!! WHY HAVE YOU BROUGHT NO FRUIT TO MATURITY?

“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” Ps. 46:10 (NKJV)

Kids, Husband, Wife, Grandchildren, Church, School, Daycare, Work, and the list goes on in regards to our everyday responsibilities. Go, here, Go there!!!! Now my friends this is where I need you to focus today.

As you look back over the last 24 hours of your life, and hit the PAUSE button. As you form a distinct and striking mental image in time as you allow you life to play out in slow motion as we place it all in perspective.

First, we can now say without a doubt that God woke us up this morning. He gave us the ability to do all that we have done but of course “He maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. Matt. 5:45 (KJV) so  no big deal.

But as a child of  God, A chosen vessel. We have to make God unique for our lives, and what He does for us daily as we place him in every situation, and circumstances. We cannot generalize God or just take Him for granted. Because sooner than we think.

“we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.”  2 Cor. 5:10 (NIV) So everyone will have his or her own unique set of circumstances of why out of a 24 hour day no time was spent to serve Him.

Surely, there is no misunderstanding on what our Savior has done, and continues to do in our life. While some never PAUSE to acknowledge God’s presence, thus never feeling the importance to serve him in any way.

“The story is told of a devout king, disturbed by the ingratitude of his royal court. He prepared a large banquet for them. When the king and his royal guests were seated, by prearrangement, a beggar shuffled into the hall, sat down at the king’s table, and gorged himself with food.

Without saying a word, he then left the room. The guests were furious and asked permission to seize the tramp and tear him limb from limb for his ingratitude. The king replied, “That beggar has done only once to an earthly king what each of you do each day to God.

You sit at the table of life, and gorge upon the things of this world until you are satisfied. Then you walk away without ever PAUSING, and acknowledging God, His Presence, or what can I do to repay him for all He has done for me.

“A sower went out to sow his seed…. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it…….Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, AND BRING NO FRUIT TO MATURITY. Luke 8:14 (NKJV)

Why my friends HAVE YOU BROUGHT NO FRUIT TO MATURITY that is all God ask of us.  A God who loves us so much that “He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 (NKJV)

Understand my friends, to PAUSE is very difficult when you live in the 21 century, high tech, got to have it now society. But what is the price that we are paying not to PAUSE, and enter the throne room of our Savior as you recognize the Presence of God.

We must seek with passion today while asking. ” Not my will, but thy will be done,”  as you Pause long enough to allow the Spirit to transform every thought and attitude, that will allow you to give it all to the Master. Once Again my friends.

“When you reach that final sunset, and you look into His eyes, will the tears you shed be tears of joy or would they be your last goodbye,” it would be a tragedy to get to that day that you have waited for all of your life, and realize that all you have accumulated and accomplished on this earth “COULD NOT COMPARE TO ETERNAL LIFE”

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY