What about how the church is largely embracing secular culture and those who do are offended to ever hear it called out for how it rebels against and rejects God’s Word?
I struggle with the church also. It seems there are more weeds than wheat in the church. God speaks to there being a remnant and he will do the sorting out. I see a weed and I want to pull it but the battle is the Lords. I am concluding again and again (slow learner)that the only thing we can do is work on our own relation ship with God, be faithful in little things, and only then, can he use us................
I still think I can pull a weed on occasion with Gods guidance but he is the Master Gardner.
“I struggle with the church also. It seems there are more weeds than wheat in the church. God speaks to there being a remnant and he will do the sorting out. I see a weed and I want to pull it but the battle is the Lords. I am concluding again and again (slow learner)that the only thing we can do is work on our own relation ship with God, be faithful in little things, and only then, can he use us................”
I agree and know what you mean. But despite the darkness of the times and that the Lord’s return could be very soon, I cannot help but think that like the parable Jesus told of the three servants given talents to use, what He gave us we are to keep using, no matter what things look like or the lateness of the hour, and that means to keep returning to the Great Commission.
Consider that we can go a little further on a couple of points:
“God speaks to there being a remnant...” There is, and it doesn’t seem like there will ever be a great turning back to the Lord in America. But even if that’s so, using what God has given us towards pointing people to Christ will never be unproductive or unfruitful.
“the battle is the Lords.” That is certainly true, too, but in a way it is also ours, of course. God has committed some of it to us in a certain way. The Gospel reached most of my ancestors in Germany through people bringing it.
“I am concluding again and again (slow learner)that the only thing we can do is work on our own relation ship with God, be faithful in little things, and only then, can he use us...” I agree. Our relationship to Him means everything.