“I think the worst thing so many modern Christians do is give away only half their heart to the Lord”
Bohhoeffer, “When Christ calls a man, He bids him come and die.”
K and I were watching “Twelve O’Clock High” the other day and in one scene Gregory Peck has just taken over a B-17 squadron that has been suffering major losses and defections at the beginning of the U.S.’s entrance into the war. His statement to the airmen at the first meeting was to the effect he recognizes one of their problems. They are concerned about surviving the bombing runs and getting back to the base in one piece. So he says to the 20 year olds, you have lived long enough, from this moment on consider yourselves dead, now you don’t have that to worry about and can focus all your attention on the mission.
We can learn from that.
Great excerpt...12 O’Clock High.
Is it the weakness of the church through the ages that most are half-hearted, or is this something that the 20th & 21st century church has honed to a fine skill?
Part of me thinks that very few take ANYTHING seriously in our day. They just slide along in a wake-eat-sleep mode.
“Would that you were hot or cold, but because you are lukewarm, I will spew you out of my mouth.”