Last night I went out for a friend's birthday and had an interesting conversation with a guy about God and Christianity. He had a lot of questions and was still undecided on exactly what he believed, but one thing he said stuck with me. It was along the lines of, if he knew God as Christians claim to, then it would completely alter his life. Could he just go on living, drifting through? Of course not!
So then there are those of us who know God. We know that our future is secure, that God is alive and that we are able to know Him. But we make such a poor effort of making that general knowledge! I don't think there is a single Christian who genuinely loves and knows God who wouldn't say that what they believe is by far the most important thing in their life. But don't we see- this is the most important thing for everyone! How much time have we wasted? How often are we timid and how easily do we get comfy and fall asleep to our commission? Wake up!
Asleep in the Light (Keith Green)
Do you see, do you see
All the people sinking down
Don't you care, don't you care
Are you gonna let them drown
How can you be so numb
Not to care if they come
You close your eyes
And pretend the job's done
"Oh bless me Lord, bless me Lord"
You know it's all I ever hear
No one aches, no one hurts
No one even sheds one tear
But He cries, He weeps, He bleeds
And He cares for your needs
And you just lay back
And keep soaking it in,
Oh, can't you see it's such a sin?
Cause He brings people to you door,
And you turn them away
As you smile and say,
"God bless you, be at peace"
And all heaven just weeps
Cause Jesus came to your door
You've left him out on the streets
Open up open up
And give yourself away
You see the need, you hear the cries
So how can you delay
God's calling and you're the one
But like Jonah you run
He's told you to speak
But you keep holding it in,
Oh can't you see it's such a sin?
The world is sleeping in the dark
That the church just can't fight
Cause it's asleep in the light
How can you be so dead
When you've been so well fed
Jesus rose from the grave
And you, you can't even get out of bed
Oh, Jesus rose from the dead
Come on, get out of your bed
How can you be so numb
Not to care if they come
You close your eyes
And pretend the job's done
You close your eyes
And pretend the job's done
Don't close your eyes
Don't pretend the jobs done
Come away, come away, come away with Me my love,
Come away, from this mess, come away with Me, my love.
