Pastor Chet’s Common Cense - 4/23/23
The Text - Acts 9:6
6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
The Thought -
At the light and voice, and appearance of Christ, and especially at the words last spoken; he was now overwhelmed to the heart, and filled with a sense of sin, loaded with guilt, and had dreadful apprehensions of his state and condition. Paul’s past wickedness, and the present course of sin he was in, made him react like most people…. people under first convictions "tremble" at the sight of their sins.
Paul was willing to do any thing the Lord wanted him to do, hoping he might make up for the pain and sorrow he had caused, and by which he might be saved; for he was still upon the covenant of works, as persons under first convictions commonly are.
The Takeaway -
Little Nathan’s parents were shocked when they heard him saying his morning prayers one day when it included: “Good morning, God. What can I do for You today?
Often our prayers are focused on what we want God to do for us rather than us asking God what He wants us to do for Him.
Could it be that we have shaped God into the image of a bellhop that we would find in a hotel? We dial a number, place an order, and then wait at the door for someone to appear with our requests on a tray. Do we see prayer as the ultimate in heavenly room service?
One day Paul heard a voice saying, “Get up and go…and you will be told what to do!”
Our Lord sees a world full of people who need His love and salvation, grace and hope. And He has given us, His disciples, the responsibility to bring those who need Him, to Him. When we pray, we must first be willing to “get up and go” to serve Him before we “dial and want” for what we want. Remember: God’s needs come before our wants..
6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
The Thought -
At the light and voice, and appearance of Christ, and especially at the words last spoken; he was now overwhelmed to the heart, and filled with a sense of sin, loaded with guilt, and had dreadful apprehensions of his state and condition. Paul’s past wickedness, and the present course of sin he was in, made him react like most people…. people under first convictions "tremble" at the sight of their sins.
Paul was willing to do any thing the Lord wanted him to do, hoping he might make up for the pain and sorrow he had caused, and by which he might be saved; for he was still upon the covenant of works, as persons under first convictions commonly are.
The Takeaway -
Little Nathan’s parents were shocked when they heard him saying his morning prayers one day when it included: “Good morning, God. What can I do for You today?
Often our prayers are focused on what we want God to do for us rather than us asking God what He wants us to do for Him.
Could it be that we have shaped God into the image of a bellhop that we would find in a hotel? We dial a number, place an order, and then wait at the door for someone to appear with our requests on a tray. Do we see prayer as the ultimate in heavenly room service?
One day Paul heard a voice saying, “Get up and go…and you will be told what to do!”
Our Lord sees a world full of people who need His love and salvation, grace and hope. And He has given us, His disciples, the responsibility to bring those who need Him, to Him. When we pray, we must first be willing to “get up and go” to serve Him before we “dial and want” for what we want. Remember: God’s needs come before our wants..
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