Because one day... the likes will disappear. The followers will disappear. The platforms will disappear. The buildings will disappear. Our earthly titles will disappear. And every one of us will face eternity. So let us make sure we have not spent our lives feeding people what they wanted... while withholding what they needed. https://youtu.be/lZcwmkQ3_sI?si=8pPW7jhJeQ2Xe4CV

Let elders not die. Because the day may come when children inherit the kitchen... but nobody teaches them the difference between chicken and vulture. They will eat whatever is placed before them. And because it looks religious... they may never question what they are consuming. That is why the watchman must watch. https://youtu.be/lZcwmkQ3_sI?si=8pPW7jhJeQ2Xe4CV

My greatest concern is not that the Church will lose buildings. Not that we will lose platforms. Not that we will lose followers. My greatest concern is that we could lose TRUTH... and still believe we are doing well. A church can be crowded and spiritually empty. A preacher can be famous and spiritually bankrupt. A message can be popular and eternally dangerous. https://youtu.be/lZcwmkQ3_sI?si=8pPW7jhJeQ2Xe4CV

And young believers... Don't despise the elders. Learn. Ask questions. Search the Scriptures. Observe their lives. Receive what is biblical. Reject what is not. But never assume that because something is old it is true, or because something is new it is false. Measure everything by the Word. https://youtu.be/lZcwmkQ3_sI?si=8pPW7jhJeQ2Xe4CV

Verse for Wednesday, September 09 Psalm 127:1 1 Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.

So, elders... DON'T DIE SILENT. If God has given you wisdom, pass it on. If God has given you truth, proclaim it. If God has given you a mantle, don't bury it. If God has given you a testimony, tell it. If you know the ancient landmark... SHOW THE NEXT GENERATION WHERE IT IS. https://youtu.be/lZcwmkQ3_sI?si=8pPW7jhJeQ2Xe4CV

Let us raise children who know more than how to quote popular preachers. Let us raise young believers who can open the Bible and discern truth for themselves. Let us raise men and women who can say: “Even if the whole world changes, I will not abandon the Word of God.” That is the kind of generation the Church needs. https://youtu.be/lZcwmkQ3_sI?si=8pPW7jhJeQ2Xe4CV

We cannot afford a Church where everyone is entertained but nobody is warned. We cannot afford sermons that fill seats but leave souls empty. We cannot afford Christianity that prepares people for success on earth but never prepares them for eternity. The ultimate destination of every soul matters more than the temporary applause of every crowd. https://youtu.be/lZcwmkQ3_sI?si=8pPW7jhJeQ2Xe4CV

Because if the generation that knows the landmark becomes silent... the next generation may walk beyond the boundary without even knowing there was a boundary. And when somebody finally asks, “Who told them this was acceptable?” There may be nobody left who remembers the truth loudly enough to answer. https://youtu.be/lZcwmkQ3_sI?si=8pPW7jhJeQ2Xe4CV

So here is my charge to the Church: LET ELDERS NOT DIE. Let holiness not die. Let truth not die. Let the fear of God not die. Let repentance not die. Let righteous living not die. Let biblical preaching not die. Let the ancient landmarks not be erased. Let the mantle be passed. https://youtu.be/lZcwmkQ3_sI?si=8pPW7jhJeQ2Xe4CV