Conviction

I was convicted earlier this morning by a sermon that Matt Chandler preached and I wanted to share some of those thoughts (Jumbled as they are, this is what came out as I sat down). It really made me think about what I hold as important. And by that I mean what I spend my time doing and thinking about. This is a simple question and one that you might think is easily answered. Do you love Jesus? This is not meant to be a guilt trip but an honest assessment. Where is your time spent? How much time to do you read your bible? Do you have an honest love and passion for Christ? Really. It is unacceptable to me, that ministers are to be the only ones who "know" the bible. It is unacceptable to me that "calling the church" means calling the building and talking to a minister (not saying that's bad, only when it is used as a crutch). I am no more of a "minister", or special, or "Godly" than anyone else. I pray and hope to God, that you realize that you are part of a priesthood of brothers. I pray and hope to God that my broken, selfish, materialistic, lustful self, can be used in some way, to show others that I have been saved, justified and redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ. Please don't read this through a negative lens but one that is a plea for honesty within each of us and with each other. God help us as we are continually sanctified through his word.