I was shocked to learn just yesterday that one of my favorite Christian music artists has proclaimed he is a homosexual, has left his wife and family, and is openly living a homosexual lifestyle. Ray Boltz's music has always been filled with Christ centered lyrics and promoted God's glory. When I hear of believers who have a very public ministry and suddenly turn their backs of God, I am affected in two ways:
1. Anger - I feel anger and disappointment that God's glory is being tainted! I am very serious about God's glory, although admittedly less than God is. However, I get angry when I people profess to be believers but than act in ways less than becoming of God's nature and character. I get angry that God's glory is being diminished. I suspect this is why God has been so hard on sinners and rebellious children in the past and throughout history. He is very zealous for His glory to be proclaimed.
2. Fear - I fear that if children of God who do have such a public ministry and seem to be passionately devoted to Him can turn their backs on God and live a life of sin, so can I. It reminds me that we all are capable of committing any sin imaginable. I am also reminded that outward appearances mean nothing. When situations such as these come to my attention, fear grips my heart and I pray all the more fervently that God would protect my heart from idolatry and from allowing passions other than God to grip my heart and soul. I pray often for God to be my primary passion, my sole passion. May God protect me, His child from turning my back on Him.
Pray with me, would you?
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