During KYC, we heard a number of really great sermons, expounding the Sermon on the Mount. What made them great? Sure they had some great illustrations, sure they spoke clearly, but I think the lasting imprint from the talks was how confronting, and how challenging God’s word is. They didn’t bend or distort it, because it said something they didn’t want to hear. The speakers had integrity, they illustrated, illuminated how they are wrestling with the passage in their own lives. After they finished we applauded. The MC then made a comment that has stuck in my mind.
Our applause for these speakers is our desire to continue to work out our salvation, with fear and trembling. Our applause for the speakers is living whole heartedly for God now. For if we don’t seek to change our lives, they have laboured in vain. If we do not hold fast to the gospel, our applause is meaningless. Our applause is keeping on keeping on, our applause is wrestling with the scripture, wrestling with God in prayer for each other, that we all would hold fast, and stand firm until the end.
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