Prophets

Pastors of Unbelief

You are the pastors of unbelief. Your story is simple. One day, you decided to be a Christian. No problem. You slipped salvation on as easily as a new jacket. Nice fit, it felt good. Now you were spiritual. Repentance? You said you were sorry, didn't you? You never went to the bloody ground where the Cross is, and laid down under the weight of your own sin, ugly and wicked, and wept at what you did to Him, wept at the sight of His innocent blood you took from Him. Why should you? You are wearing your new jacket. You never think of your sin and how it tortured Jesus, and how undeserving you are of that sacrifice, that is why we never hear you talk of how much you love Him, how you wait every moment for Him, and speak of Him always with your cup overflowing with love. No, we hear a lot of Scriptures from you though, you quote them often.

Then you decided to be a "pastor". That sounded nice. You could have some power, and so you picked up a bible, and you said, "I'm intelligent, I can memorize this" and so you did. And with your natural mind, you memorized passages that pleased you. And this impressed you. So now, with your bible in hand, and your hard, barren heart, you went out and said to the world, "I represent Jesus and now I think I'll have a church". So you got people to believe that you are from Jesus, and you got a church without hearing from Him, which you run without trusting Him for the needs, or caring for those under your care. No, with your Scriptures you judge those who are weaker than you, put burdens on those who are sick, saying they are without faith, and condemn those who take issue with your lack of love. You lead a flock of bruised reeds. From the barren tree, comes barren fruit. A generation has sprung up out of the desolate ground of unbelief, a generation of "pastors" who have never been to the Cross, and never wept a single tear for the One who died in their place.

Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to the shepherds who tend my people: "Because you have scattered my flock and driven them away and have not bestowed care on them, I will bestow punishment on you for the evil you have done," declares the LORD. (Jeremiah 23:2)

He’ll forgive

"I'm so glad that God forgives. I've been to the cross and laid my sin on Him. I'm free of that burden. I do keep sinning, once in a while. But I rely on, and fully expect, and yes, I know He HAS to forgive me. I'll hold Him to His word."

"Let me take hold of that whip with my excuses and sin and maybe all the blows I inflict will tear the rest of His skin off His body."

"Is that His beating heart I see through His bones? Ah, but 'He'll forgive'."

"Let me take those thorns in my own hands as I say, 'I do keep on sinning, I know I do' and shove it down harder on His head. Maybe a thorn will pierce His brain next. Ah, but 'He'll forgive'."

"Let me take the hammer into my own hands as I excuse and excuse and excuse my continued sin, and let me drive those nails in myself."

A blow - "He'll forgive".
A blow - "He'll forgive".
A blow - "He'll forgive".
A blow - "He'll forgive".
A blow - "He'll forgive".

How many blows are you willing to give Him? Shall His body disintegrate under your hammer? That's okay, because as long as YOU'RE forgiven, well, that's what matters, isn't it?

How do you look to the Father, standing there with a bloody hammer and a sweet smile of "He'll forgive" on your face? He is not indifferent to the sufferings of His Son, even if those who SAY they love Him, are.

If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. (Hebrews 10)

It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance, because to their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace. (Hebrews 6)