stay focused on bringing His name to the people of our generation who are waiting to find out that there is a God who loves them .
This more restricted point of concentration was also beginning to reflect what I felt about other places around the world . There had been a growing sense in my heart and mind these past years that contemporary Christianity is going to face a massive crisis in the not-so-distant future . It won ’ t be with swords and loaded guns . It will be much more severe .
The Holy Scripture says there will be “ a great falling away ” where those who believed they were true Christians are faced with a test , and suddenly , they find they can no longer stand , and they fall apart . I think about some of the trials those like our brothers and sisters in China face today , many of whom I have met during my travels . If they are caught having a meeting in a place that is not government-authorized , they will be punished . Or remember the story in
Libya that made such big news ? Twenty Coptic Orthodox Christians who refused to deny Christ were marched to the beach and beheaded . What did these believers have that we are missing ? We no longer know what is true and authentic and what is not .
A few years ago , I spent a whole year traveling throughout North America and Europe , speaking almost every Sunday . You wouldn ’ t believe the endless miles I traveled . But at the end of it , I was somewhat sad . You might ask why .
The overall lack of the fear of God saddened me ! In some churches where the Eucharist ( Holy Communion ) was served , how quickly it was done and how casually it seemed to be received . And in a few places , it was not even included as part of the worship service . I felt the music or the preaching had become the main center of attraction rather than the wounded Lamb who sits on the throne . The reverence with which worship should be approached had turned into
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