Living for God - Have we committed a crime?

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Saturday, July 7, 2007

Have we committed a crime?

Posted in Living by the Book

"What is the greatest crime in the desert? Finding water and keeping silent." Eastern proverb

"Jesus answered her (the Samaritan woman), 'If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked Him and He would have given you living water.'....Jesus answered, 'Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thrist. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.'" John 4:10, 13-14

We (Christians) have found the living water but...have we been keeping silent? Have we committed the greatest crime in the spiritual desert?

You Forgot My Soul

You lived next door to me for years

We shared our dreams, our joys, and tears.

A friend to me you were indeed...

A friend who helped me when in need.

My faith in you was strong and sure

We had such trust as should endure.

No spats between us ever rose;

Our friends were like...and so our foes.

What sadness then, my friend, to find

That after all you weren't so kind.

The day my life on earth did end

I found you weren't a faithful friend.

For all those years we spent on earth

You never talked of second birth.

You never spoke of my lost soul

And of the Messiah Who'd make me whole.

I plead today from Hell's cruel fire

And tell you now my last desire.

You cannot do a thing for me...

No words today my bonds will free.

But do not err, my friend, again;

Do all you can for souls of men.

Plead with them now quite earnestly,

Lest they be cast in Hell with me.

~Author Unknown

Are we truly loving our neighbors as ourselves? Are we being driven by God's love to reach the unsaved...to help quench their thirst by leading them to the Source of Living Water?

"Save some, O Christian! By all means, save some. From yonder flames and outer darkness, and the weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth, seek to save some! Let this, as in the case of the apostles, be your great, ruling object in life, that by all means you might save some." Charles Spurgeon

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Sunday, July 8, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by MiryClay

I LOVE Charles Spurgeon! Great post, thanks for sharing the living water.

Blessings,
Lori

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Sunday, July 8, 2007 - Thanks for sharing......

Posted by ReviewsbyHeidi

.....that is really something to think about!
Heidi

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