“But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth,
and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him
hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious
house.” (Eze 3:27 AV)
Results are not the point of preaching or teaching the word of
God. It never has been. Declaring the truth is the objective. The prophet is told he will not see much
fruit from his efforts. But he is to
preach anyway. This was the same with
Jeremiah. Jeremiah had to adjust to this
inevitable truth. Ezekiel seemed to
accept it from day one. This kind of
thinking does not permeate the pulpits of fundamental Baptist churches
today. We are results driven. If people are not ‘getting saved, being baptized,
and added to the church’ we see it as a failure. If the numbers are not going up, then there
must be a problem. Our preaching
reflects this. We compromise or avoid
the hard issues because results suffer.
The truth of the matter is, truth matters.
There is a cultural icon that has hit our mainstream that is depicted
in a Verizon commercial. The actor
mentions a particular reason Verizon is the best and then drops the mic. He attains another, states a Verizon
strength, and drops the mic. He does
this until he runs out of mics. The idea
simple. What has been stated is the
ultimate that can be stated and nothing more can be added nor any argument against
it succeed. Mic drop. In the case of Verizon, it is what it
is. No argument can be offered to
counter their claims. No dispute
entertained. If you still refuse to hire
Verizon as your carrier, that is on you.
Mic drop. If you want to pay a
bit less but suffer from dropped calls, that is your choice. Mic drop.
If you want to best coverage the world has to offer, there is no other
place to look. Mic drop. You get the idea.
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