Dear Friends of �Dial Daily Bread�:
They are everywhere I go with one rather common complaint: �I want to be a true Christian, I�m a member of the church, I keep the Lord�s Day, I go to church, I pay my tithe, I give offerings, but I know that if my end should come today, I would not be ready. I do not love the Bible, I do not love to pray, what I do love is the world and self; truly, the story of the cross does not move my heart which is cold. What can I do?�
Surely there are many counselors wiser than myself. But may the Lord help me to encourage you:
1. Your last word is misplaced--it�s not something to �do� that�s the problem: you need something to �believe�--�whosoever believeth......� (John 3:16); �With the heart one believes to righteousness� (Rom. 10:10; but that�s what you say is your problem--your heart is cold).
2. The previous verse promises: �if you...... believe in your heart that God has raised [Jesus] from the dead, you will be saved.� You know that cannot mean a cold affirmation. There is something about �heart work� that�s lacking. Endless �works� but a cold heart leave you in fear.
3. The Lord Jesus is real; He is a Person; but you can insult Him. He says, �Come......� You MUST; and this will take some time, the quality kind. Maybe away from the cafeteria. And what you dread more than almost anything--silence. Radio, CD, TV, DVD--off. All �background �music��...... off. In this interview you will be giving Him your full attention.
4. Your heart is empty, your soul starved; your mind is cluttered. You don�t need magic, or emotionalism. Even prayer or having someone pray for you may not be good enough; your soul needs something more than prayer. You need some spiritual food--�bread from heaven� (John 6:32). You need truth in your heart. Don�t get hung up on reading books or magazines ABOUT the Bible. READ THE BIBLE. The other �inspired� books can wait. No �inspired� author ever would dare tell you to read his/her books
instead of God�s Book, the Bible.
5. Read a faithful one. Its authors were inspired. If the KJV is difficult, read the NKJV; it�s accurate. The four gospels and Job in the TEV are wonderful (but not Galatians or Romans!).
6. Invite the Lord Jesus to give you His Holy Spirit. He will. �Wait on the Lord;...... wait, I say, on the Lord� (Psalm 27:14). He has already taken steps toward you; now you take a step toward Him.
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