Instead Of Removing, Let's Remodel
We are living in a day and hour where landmarks are being removed on a day to day basis and people are being forced away simply because landmarks are being taken away. Instead of removing landmarks we need to be remodeling the landmarks.
Our Fire-starter comes from Job 24. Our Fire-starter thought is instead of removing, let's remodel.
We are living in a day and hour where landmarks are being destroyed day by day. What is a landmark? In the Websters 1828 dictionary it is defined . A mark to designate the boundary of land; any mark or fixed object; as a marked tree, a stone, a ditch, or a heap of stones, by which the limits of a farm, a town or other portion of territory may be known and preserved
There are things that have been removed that needed to be remodeled. What do I mean by remodeled? We could have made better, could have done better to strengthen the things that remained.
America has become weak when it comes to the things of God. We are living in a Godless society. People wanted to hear the message of the cross, the message of the blood now they want to hear how much money they can have In the bank by just typing Amen. We wonder why schools are going downhill spiritually, crime rate is up and why churches are not a priority anymore. It's simple, we have removed landmarks.
I want to encourage you this morning to remodel the landmark not remove them. Things that maybe we have let go and got a little bit of wear and tear. Maybe we need to strengthen the Landmark.
May we be the strengthener not the Bulldozer.
Job 24:1-25 KJV
Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days? [2] Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof. [3] They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge. [4] They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together. [5] Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children. [6] They reap every one his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked. [7] They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold. [8] They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter. [9] They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor. [10] They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry; [11] Which make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst. [12] Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them. [13] They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof. [14] The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief. [15] The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face. [16] In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light. [17] For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death. [18] He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards. [19] Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned. [20] The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree. [21] He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow. [22] He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life. [23] Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways. [24] They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn. [25] And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?
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