Running on Empty

1Then the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded, 2and he went out to meet King Asa as he was returning from the battle. “Listen to me, Asa!” he shouted. “Listen, all you people of Judah and Benjamin! The LORD will stay with you as long as you stay with him! Whenever you seek him, you will find him. But if you abandon him, he will abandon you. 

                                                                        2 Chronicles 15:2   NLJ

There is a song that Robin Mark wrote called:

 House of the Lord

'There's a house on a hill and it hasn't been lived in for a long, long time, And the windows are all broken and the paint has lost its shine And there's nothing ever heard there, for there is nothing ever said. For the life of the house left a long time ago, and the heart of the house is dead.'

O House of the Lord, can't you feel it, how our heart is growing cold, For when the Spirit comes He quickens, But when the Spirit leaves, life goes

There's a room at the top and the door has been locked and it will never open up. For no matter who will knock there, well it always stays tight shut. And there's no one ever answered, so now there's no one ever goes. For the room in the house shut a long time ago and the mind of the house is closed.

O House of the Lord.....

There's a room in the house where the fire used to burn and the children used to play, And the family would gather, to hear the words the Father would say, But now the room is cold and empty and the embers glow faint red, For the fire of the house failed a long time ago and the heart of the house is dead.

The words say it all, once you used to be a key player for Jesus, you would win souls for Jesus and people would be healed and changed for the better. But something happened to all of this and you no longer are a key player. In your heart is a faint memory of all that you did for Jesus and your bible lays there gathering dust. Could the person who hurt you so badly have led you to fall away from the Lord for so long? Jesus is a dim memory too and yet in times past, you would be a leading light for Him. What happened? Whatever it was can be healed within your heart if you'll allow it. Deep down within, there is an ember that glows faint red and all you need to do is to stir that fire up once again. Don't rob the world of all that you can offer them. Just close by to you right now is your salvation, Jesus Himself and although He is silent, He is still listening to you and longs for you to just call to Him and ask Him for help. Will you? 

Copyright 2025 Grahame Howard. 

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now
Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
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