I was invited to speak/sing at a church. And of ALL THE THINGS they could have chosen to say to someone visiting the church.. OF ALL THE THINGS they could have put on a sign that was glued to the doors entering the sanctuary... a sign THAT EVERYONE COULD SEE.....a sign that could have said something like, "You are Loved" or "God wants to forgive" or even something less emotional, like a simple "Welcome".. they chose to scold anyone who might want to find God.. might want to enter the building with dirt on their feet...The sign said, "WIPE YOUR FEET"....as in... "DON'T YOU DARE COME IN HERE WITHOUT WIPING YOUR FEET FIRST.. YA HEAR?"
WIPE YOUR FEET!
Don't come in here dirtying up our church, the church we paid for, the church we want to keep clean.
YOU CLEAN UP BEFORE YOU COME IN HERE!
Oh, dear God, forgive us all. Sin is filthy, sinners are dirty.. we are ALL SINNERS.. We are ONLY PURE because of JESUS.
FIRST.... we love.
FIRST... we embrace..
THEN...
the HOLY SPIRIT DOES ALL THE CLEANING UP.
ALL THE WIPING OF DIRT OFF FEET.
WE ARE THE ONES WHO LOVE.
HE IS THE ONE WHO CLEANS.
FIRST.... we love.
FIRST... we embrace..
THEN...
the HOLY SPIRIT DOES ALL THE CLEANING UP.
ALL THE WIPING OF DIRT OFF FEET.
WE ARE THE ONES WHO LOVE.
HE IS THE ONE WHO CLEANS.
Maybe the world is looking for the kind of love we're supposed to have... and don't.
This song by Michael W. Smith says it all:
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