For those of you who have found yourself alone a lot, writing, reading, praying and going about your normal weekly duties, I would like to encourage you, that this is a typical existence for those who are sold out to Jesus Christ.
My dear friends now live a long ways away, but our friendship will never be disturbed because we desire the same things. We are like minded, wanting truth to be from God's Word, while seeking to be and expecting to grow in holiness.
Most of modern Christendom has little use for our kind of radicalism. We don't talk the same talk or walk the same walk as those who love the things of the world, even though they use the name of Christ to elevate themselves or to experience a feeling of safety when hardship comes.
As true believers we don't wait until there is a disaster to rush to the One Whom we think can make everything better. Those who do this are not walking with God, they are using Him, like a spiritual puppet, to do their bidding when they find themselves in a situation they have no control over.
These people don't love Christ, as commanded in the first commandment. They merely admire Him for what He could give them.
How would you feel if the only time your adult children paid any attention to you was when they needed something from you? All other times they ignore you, even mock you, neglect you, remove themselves from you in times of greatest need?
This is what our modern Christendom has done, taught people to pray when the going gets rough, but they are not even told who to pray to, or what to pray about. They believe "praying", merely speaking words into the wind, will have power all by itself. They never glorify or bless God any other time. Their "devotion" is embarrassingly insincere at best and completely self absorbed.
Matthew 22:36-38
"…36"Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?" 37And He said to him, "'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' 38"This is the great and foremost commandment...."
Those who think they will have God's ear when they have no interest in loving Him, are diluted and fictional in their thinking. God has clearly said that He will not hear the prayers of those who do not love Him.
John 9:31
"Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth."
Proverbs 28:9
"He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination."
Isaiah 1:14-16
"…14"I hate your new moon festivals and your appointed feasts, They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them. 15"So when you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; Yes, even though you multiply prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood. 16"Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight. Cease to do evil."
Proverbs 1:26-28
26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
These verses should frighten those who attempt to use God. Far too many people believe God winks at and overlooks their sinful hearts. They believe He will come running when they are in distress no matter how sinful their heart is, or how many times they ignored Him when He tried to speak to them.
God will only hear the prayers of those who confess their sin while the Holy Spirit lives in them. Those who are not born again, will only be heard if they are praying a prayer of contrition desiring to be cleansed of their sin. All other fox hole prayers just to be saved from trouble, will not be heard.
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