When You Get
Converted
“And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have
you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith
fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.”
(Luke 22:31-32)
Today’s Morsel: Why is it that it seems that it takes some folks a long
time to get converted? There are those that have been in the church all
their lives and they have yet to be converted. They are always late for
service, they don’t tithe, they never seem to volunteer for anything that the
church is doing, they complain about any meals that are served, the temperature
in the church is never set to their liking, the seats are either too soft or
too hard, the people who sit in front of them or behind them are a nuisance,
and they never like the music. They still represent the ways of the world
by their actions, conduct, and character, and we wonder what is taking them so
long to be converted. If a person has been in the church more than three
years and is not committed and sold out to the church, Satan may still be
controlling their lives. The gospel calls for us to forsake the world and
follow Jesus. As Paul told to the church
at Colossi, “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are
above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on
things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid
with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then
shall ye also appear with him in glory.” (Colossians 3:1-4) Heaven is predicated on your conversion
to Christ, not your introduction to Him.
Sing: Let me walk in the light, in the
great gospel light; Let me walk in the gospel light. Till my journey is
over and I travel no more, let me walk in the gospel light.
Thought For Today: Satan does not want
you to be converted to Christ.
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