Also heard in chat….
When you ask SuperCell (amateur stormchaser) “what’s the forecast?” and he says “excellent” you know to dive into your rootcellar.
Heard in chat…..
Real life gets in the way of chat life.
Somedays more so than others. Lol.
To keep the company of Christ…..
Me:
To end my day in chat, I posted a devotional by Spurgeon. I just pulled up todays devotional, not knowing the subject matter, and was amazed at how well it applied to us in chat.
Spurgeon:
Tell me where you lost the company of Christ, and I will tell you the most likely place to find Him. Have you lost Christ in the closet by restraining prayer? Then it is there you must seek and find Him. Did you lose Christ by sin? You will find Christ in no other way but by the giving up of the sin, and seeking by the Holy Spirit to mortify the member in which the lust doth dwell. Did you lose Christ by neglecting the Scriptures? You must find Christ in the Scriptures.
Me:
This little bit of Spurgeons devotional reminded me of all those who have come in crying out that they feel apart from Christ. (And yes, me too at times.) When we feel apart from the Lord, we need to turn to Him all the more. Pray, even if it doesnt seem to do any good. Read the bible even though we may not feel like reading. And turn our backs on sin. Keep Him as our focus.
Great stuff in that devotional today. How to stay in Christ.
Salvation or Doctrine
Many years ago as a Theology student at Howard Payne University something struck me then as it does now. We would spend endless time as theological students “discussing” or should I say debating doctrine. Most of the time all parties saying the same thing and yet never agreeing. Yet the lost were were within a door of the dorm.
We are first obligated to reach the Lost in Worthy as was commanded by our Lord Mathew 28:18-20. By this same verse we are commanded to teach what Jesus taught. This is our first obligation in chat.
The issues of doctrine are secondary. Do not misunderstand my thought. Scripture teaches that we are to be wary of being swayed by doctrine Ephesians 4:14. Many come in to do nothing more than confuse and mislead the Saints. We are obligated to respond II Timothy 4:2-4. Our discussion of Doctrine should be relegated to Mars Hill. This is where it has been designated for discussion and debate.
My point is this I appreciate the chitter chatter in the upper. Like i pointed out earlier in college we missed the lost because the lost were not sought out. We need to make sure we are following our Lord’s command as it was written first to win, second to teach and when a doctrinal issue or false teaching arises be sensitive to those who come into upper who may not know the Lord. The arguements (discussions) would lead people away and not to the Lord.
Life and Death
In the medical field, where I worked, I would see matters of life and death every day. Sometimes dramatic, codes, ER traumas. Sometimes simple. The pain of the family when they lose a loved on in an accident. The pain on the face of a young woman who gave birth to a baby that died a few hours later. The joy on the face of someone who is discharged from the hospital with her first newborn baby. The rejuvenated look of someone finally free of pain.
In chat we also seem to see matters of life and death. People who have reached the end of their patience, who cant take it anymore. People who need Jesus in their lives. The Lord works here though. I still cant get over how often He takes people in here, and brings them to a relationship with Him. You can see Him in here, using any one of us. Giving us words. Giving them hope.
Tonight, we had the joy of watching someone come to the Lord. The joy of knowing another one has come to know Him. All glory and praise to the Lord, for another person has come to know the love, the precious gift of salvation made possible for us all. This is a true joy in life. The joy that only He can bring us. The joy of knowing Him. The joy of reconciliation with the Lord through Jesus Christ. Forgiveness and salvation. Eternal life with Him.
Romans 10:9-11
Because if you confess the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth one confesses unto salvation. For the Scripture says, “Everyone believing on Him shall not be put to shame.”
Are moderators people or bots?
Over the last few weeks i have noticed a trend in chat that seems disturbing. Normally, i would address this elsewhere but it is a thought of mine and maybe one that bears a look at.
The moderators are expected to be cheerful, upbeat, knowledgable and caring. They are all of those things. But Satan works on the moderators in all the same ways he works on everyone else. Whether it is personal loss, pain, illness or whatever the circumstance might be. Like everyone else who comes in we have times of depression, and ups and downs. Satan works the same no matter who it is if they are trying to serve God. The following passage is important not just because it talks about the armor of God but there is an interesting note at the end of the passage. The passage is found in Ephesians 6:10-19. We all know the passage because Paul talks about the armor of God. Vs. 18-19 tho are the key to this post:
“Praying with all prayer and supplication in the spirit, being watchful to the end with all perserverance and supplication for all the saints and for me that utterance may be given to me. that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystety of the gospel for which I am an ambassador in chains: that in it i may speak boldly, as i ought to speak.”
Please pray for the moderators that we may boldly speak the truth in love. Understand they are people too, not just bots!
Karioke night?
It turned out to be karioke night in chat. A couple of chatters started typing out lines to their favorite hymns. Then others joined in. Sometimes typing out the same hymns, sometimes not. It didnt seem to matter. We all had a good time. One chatter remarked “I like typing out the lyrics even tho it takes awhile, cuz then you get to think thru them slower.” Basically, by typing them instead of copy/ pasting them, you dwell on the meaning of the hymn more. It was fun and left a smile on our faces.
