Where Are My Children? The Alienated Church of Choice.

February 2, 2013 by godsfingers 16 Comments

Are you really my Grampa?

Today is my grandson’s birthday. He turned nine today but I wasn’t there to see him. In fact I’ve seen him only once since the time he was almost three and that was because his aunt set up a chance meeting three years ago. He looked at me and said, ” Do I know you?”. His father has chosen not to let his son around us and the boy’s mother doesn’t want much to do with anything related to the boy’s father. You see, awhile ago Sue and I decided we would no longer enable my son. At nearly 30 it was time for him to grow up, accept some accountability. He decided, then, that I was no longer his father.

This isn’t the first either. My first daughter decided I wasn’t her father. Though I adopted her when she was two, gave her a father’s love and protection, her mother convinced her that they would be much happier with her biological father, that her mother had left me for. That dream would end when drug use killed him. But my grandchildren are still gone with only one even knowing I exist.

It’s a difficult time. I should be bouncing these grandchildren on my knees, teaching them to fish, hike in the woods, ride a horse, but they are alienated from me, untouchable. Sue and I pray for them nightly that they would return, but even more importantly that they find the comfort and Grace in the arms of Christ. And that is my biggest prayer. I would give it all up for the sake of Christ. God has blessed me, though, in my other children and step children who have provided me with dear grandchildren for which I have great joy.

Jesus crying for His church, He’s watching

So it is for the Christ, Jesus. His church has walked away, has turned aside. Though He paid the ultimate price for each and every one of us, without invitation, it seems fewer and fewer want to accept the gift. The churches have left Him. They stand, holding Him up as one to do their bidding, to get rich, well known, to provide stuff. His only request in receiving His gift was to sin no more, yet churches teach that it’s not necessary to stop sinning. Go ahead, take His gift and go ahead and sin, He won’t take the gift back. Others, taking this position further have taken to teaching that sin isn’t sin, or even that there is no Hell to be tossed into for sinning.

Then there are those churches who are cursing His Nation, His people. They seek to drive out His people of promise from their inheritance that they are being called back to. Though all are called to Christ and He is the only way to salvation it was by His Spirit that the promise still stands. Yet the churches are arrogant that they have “the gift” and the people of promise are disinherited.  Many in the church don’t even know, because they’re not taught, that Jesus wants a personal relationship with them. He is saddened and will at one point cut them all off without a pure return to Him

Jesus gathering His children

He stands, with arms outstretched, calling to His children to return, to enjoy His presence. He wants to gather them up and hold them close to Himself. His yoke is light, His burden isn’t greater than we can handle. Why this insistence of disregard? Because the time is short and the enemy, Satan has entered the church causing apostasy. And this church will not be regarded by Christ. In Rev 3 three stages of the church are spoken of. The sleepers, the lukewarm, and those that will not endure that hour of trial that is coming. SO where are you? If you’re sleeping, WAKE UP. If you’re lukewarm, make a decision. If you’re of the faithful, hold fast, He will gather you into His arms. If you’re reading this and never made a decision before, now is the time. Jesus wants to gather you to Himself also. Admit to yourself your frailty and disobedience. Repent of your sins and take His free gift to you. He wants all His children to come, don’t add to His pain. Take it from me, it’s no fun at all.