“In
St. Louis in 1984, a woman noticed a few bees buzzing around the attic of her
home. Since there were only a few, she
made no effort to deal with them. Over
the summer the bees continued to fly in and out of the attic vent while the
woman remained unconcerned, unaware of the growing city of bees. The whole attic became a hive, and the
ceiling of the second-floor bedroom finally caved in under the weight of
hundreds of pounds of honey and thousands of angry bees. While the woman escaped serious injury, she
was unable to repair the damage of her accumulated neglect” (Robert T. Wenz).
Most
of us are clearly aware that if we neglect a leak in our homes or a hole in the
ceiling we will eventually pay the consequences, which usually are greater than
the initial repair costs. And yet many
of us fall prey to the habit of neglecting our most valuable possession, the
gospel message. How do we fall into the
dangerous position of gospel neglect?
Why is it so dangerous for us to neglect the gospel message? What is so valuable about the gospel message?
As we
gather this Sunday to worship our God and Creator may we be prayerfully
prepared to hear the words of the Holy Spirit through God’s Word. May we fight the tendency in our hearts and
lives to neglect this vital message: the Gospel. Join us this week in hearing the words of God
to his people.
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