Seed for Oct 21

You have really hit the nail on the head with this one, Billy. Even the upper percentile of the churches, who are really "dedicated" and/or "committed" to their faith...are not genuinely hungry for all of Him. The desire for Him falls short of their desire for worldly comfort and security. In my nearly 40 years of being a stranger and pilgrim on the earth, I have met only a handful of "believers" who genuinely longed after Elohim, as though if they did not have more of Him they would be as one dying of thirst or hunger. That kind of desire is replaced by the contemporary gospel that says one can merely "believe" and receive the free gift of salvation (and they don't even know what salvation means). That makes the gift more important than the giver. It exalts the selfishness of the flesh; rather than the selflessness of the spirit...and firmly plants the believer on the broad path that leads to destruction. A disciple who years for Elohim. Now THAT is a beautiful thing; and to see one will stir up similar yearnings inside one who truly does love Him more than His gifts. Grace and peace, Dana