Hookers and Robbers

I recently was reading through a book that dealt with Christianity from the view point of the non religous. It was a bit scandalous in its approach and for us good “church” people, it is a tough read. At first, I thought little of the material and even contemplated putting it down. However, a story that struck me was that of a young lady who was vehemently opposed to Christ and the church. The story goes that as a college freshmen she decided to come out of the closet and openly embraced lesbianism. She embraced pagan worship (the americanized version!) and she was the epitome of what kind of person we would be terrified of in our churches. The smae time frame in which this was taking place in her life, another young lady was growing in walk with Christ. She began to be burdened for those around her and asked God to give her the grace needed to invest her life in someone else, in order that this person may come to know Christ. So imagine to our Godly young lady’s surprise when through a course of events during her freshmen year, she and our lesbian friend form a friendship, albeit skeptical on both sides. God used this friendship to help teach our lesbian friend that Christ died for her. he walked with people like her. He even came and made it clear that he came for those who no one wanted, no one cared for, and for those whom were sick (spiritually). After a great period of time, this young ladt embraced Christ and she found in Him all that she was looking for. It was not an overnight change and it was along process of investment on the part of our godly young lady, but she invested her life in this girl and God brought mercy to this soul. This should remind us that we are all hookers and thieves in our hearts and that Christ desires to have mercy on us. Pray and ask God to give you a vision of those souls around you looking for salvation. They are there. The process is messy, overwhelming, and chaotic but in the end there is peace with God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

PS: The title from this blog is from Charlie Hall’s song by the same name. I fully recommend his new album, The Bright Sadness.”