Who Cares, Anyway? Part Four

"I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication. I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble. When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me. I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul."—Psalm 142:1-4

Do You Care Enough to Allow the Holy Spirit to Move You?

Their sin and backsliding won't let some care like they ought to care. They've gotten away from the Lord and taken control at the helm of things in their lives. Their hearts have grown cold and hard, and they've become unfaithful to the point that they've become unmovable.

There was a time when messages from the Word of God could touch their hearts and even bring them to the altar. Their backsliding and sin have gotten them away from the Word of God and the influence of the church.

They've gotten away from a faithful walk with God, and no longer do they have personal time with God. Their hearts have gotten cold and complacent, and they're at the place where they're not moved.

The child of God needs an old-fashioned moving of the Holy Spirit of God until he takes down the fences. We ought to be emotionally stirred and care enough to reach those around the world who are trapped in darkness. Their lives are ebbing out, and they are going to die and go to Hell. If we could get emotional and stirred up enough to pray and give whatever is needed to reach the unsaved of this world, we would see more people saved and in Glory!

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Who Cares, Anyway? Part Three

"I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication. I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble. When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me. I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul."—Psalm 142:1-4

Do You Care Enough Not To Be Indifferent?
Indifference won't let some Christians care like they ought to care. Some Christians are indifferent to the message on tithing, and they make up some excuse as to why tithing is not for the New Testament Age or whatever. They are indifferent to offerings, so they don't join in and give an offering even though the Bible talks about tithes and offerings.

Some are indifferent to world missions. They say, "Oh, we've done all we need to do, and we don't need to do all that."

A number of Christians are indifferent to the call to be a soul winner for the Lord Jesus Christ. Some are indifferent to the claim that Christ makes on us to be separate from the world. "Whererfore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing" (II Cor. 6:17).

Indifference keeps some Christians from caring like they ought to care. If the Bible says that we are to do something a certain way, we are to do it just because the Bible says to do it; and we are to do it the way the Bible says to do it!

Personal agendas should never get in the way of obedience to God's Word or being in line with morals. As a child of God, we need to be sure that any desire we have is guided by the Holy Spirit and the Word of God, for that is the only way God will bless.

God loves the world, but our problem is that we love the world in the wrong way. We ought to love the world the way the Lord loves it and not for the things that are in this world!

The Bible says that everybody will someday stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ, so everybody ought to be doing something.
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Sunshine for Seniors - Sweet Sleep

by Ted Camp, Silent Word Ministries © Sword of the Lord

Two words that could describe this generation are unrest and emptiness. You will find unrest and emptiness in sports as the season fades. you will find unrest and emptiness among politicians. You will find unrest and emptiness in fads or fashions. You will find unrest and emptiness in sin.

Like Solomon, you will learn that the best things in life are not things. Solomon said:

"And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour...Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity (empty) and vexation of spirit." —Ecc. :10-11

Like Solomon, you will find unrest and emptiness in things. Money will buy a bed but not rest, books but not brains, food but not an appetite, cosmetics but not beauty. You can buy a house but not a home, medicine but not health, luxuries but not culture. This rest is not found in prescriptions but comes only from the Great Physician. The Lord said,

"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."—Mattt.11:28-30

This rest cannot be found in your labors but only from the Lord. Notice He said, "I will give you rest." The condition is that when you "come," He "gives." It is a gift that cannot be earned or bought. Also this promise is unlimited to "all" who will "come." "All" includes you.

God can do for you what you cannot do for yourself. "For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness" (Ps. 107:9).  Let the Lord fill your empty soul and give you rest. "When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet" (Prov. 3:24).

There is no substitute for the peace and rest of God. He promises, "Come unto me...and I will give you rest."