Don’t get down on the church: She is Christ’s Bride. Don’t get down on the church: The Spirit of the Lord is still speaking to it and empowering it in so many places. Don’t give up on the church, for Christ said that He would build it, and the gates of hell would not stand against its forward march. Your inability to see that God is moving is a commentary on you and not on the church. The church does have its problems, and naysayers are one of them. Get on your knees, get in the Spirit’s flow, encourage the good and stop giving press to the bad.
November 6, 2017|Categories: Christ, Church, Devotionals, Prayer, Spirit|Tags: Christ's Bride, Down On The Church, Gates of Hell|
About the Author: H. Lamar Smith
Native of Alabama. Graduated from Valley High School, Valley, AL. Graduate of Trevecca Nazarene College, 1966. Graduate of Trevecca Nazarene University, M.A. 1992. Pastored churches in Tennessee, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Alabama.