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August 16, 2008

Bringing Judgement...

“You have brought judgement on us!” said Pastor John with a smile.

“What do you mean?” I asked.

“Your visitors have come all the way from France to help us in our fields and to help us preach the gospel. There are loads of villages here on or doorstep that don’t have the gospel, and we haven’t reached them yet. That you should come all this way to help us do what is on our doorstep brings judgement on us.”

“Hmph!” I replied. “But you have brought a worse judgement on us!”

John looked enquiringly at me.

“We sit there in our comfortable lives with all our money and possessions. We come here for a short time, then return to our comfort.

I know you pastored a church of over 300 people, and that you had good fields, and that you church members did a lot to help you too. You left all that to come to Tasmakat with your whole family, in order to bring the love of God to the Fulani here. Here you have no Christians, no-one to support you, and no good fields. You and your family have accepted hardship and suffering not just for a few weeks, but for years for the sake of Christ and the people here.

We only follow Christ as far as it doesn’t disrupt our comfort for too long.

Your life and commitment brings judgement on us and our half-heartedness."

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Jesus looked at those who had accepted suffering and loss for the sake of following him, and said to them:

“Blessed are you who are poor, because the kingdom of heaven belongs to you.” (Lk 6:20)

Posted by Keith at August 16, 2008 12:46 PM