ITS TIME TO COME OUT OF YOUR HIDING!

What is a "closet Christian?" The story is told of a new Christian who worked with a crew of wicked people during the Summer. When he got back to his church, his fellow Christians asked him how he did in his Christian witness. His answer was the answer of a "closet Christian." He told them, "I did great! They never found out I was a Christian!"

-There are pastors in churches today who are "closet Christians."
-There are people in businesses who are "closet Christians."
-There are people in educational institutions who are "closet Christians."
-There are people in government offices who are "closet Christians."
-There are people in churches who are "closet Christians."
-There are people in the military who are "closet Christians."
-There are people in medical institutions who are "closet Christians."

"Closet Christian," why are you hiding out today? Are you hiding out to save your own skin? Are you afraid of what people will say if you declare your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ?

Wherever you are hiding, you need to come out and declare your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. The world is going to eternal ruin while you hide in your church and fellowship with "the frozen chosen." It is the same kind of thing the churches did in Germany when train loads of Jews and Christians that were taken off to gas chambers were passing by their churches. They just turned the organ up a little louder. They did not want to get involved or worse yet, they thought the Jews and Christians were their enemies and deserved to be treated with such inhumane brutality.

There are many things that are worse than losing our jobs, our fame, our houses and lands, our retirement benefits, our standing in the community or even our very lives. To not live up to your God-given convictions, is to play the hypocrite. Furthermore, you are not only cheating others of an opportunity to have God's love, joy and peace extended to them, but you are also cheating yourself out of being the wonderful person you really are. You are not being true to yourself, your God or your neighbor. Not only this, you are also jeopardizing your chances of going to Heaven. Jesus said to His disciples as recorded in Mark 8:38, "Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels." This is also found in Luke 9:26. Paul said in Romans 1:16 that he was not "ashamed of the gospel of Christ" and in 2 Timothy 4:7 and 8 he says he "kept the faith" and was looking forward to a "crown of righteousness" given to him and all those who "love His appearing."

The truth of the matter is, our fears are not grounded in facts. My experience has been that when I stand up for God and His ways I am respected. No one can stomach a hypocrite. Hypocrites can't even stomach themselves. Everyone loves people who are true to their convictions. They may not agree with you, but they will respect you for being honest with them. You will feel a whole bunch better about yourself for standing true to the Lord Jesus Christ. The joy of the Lord will be your strength. You will have a peace the world can't give or take away from you. The love of God will be "shed abroad in your heart by the Holy Spirit." You will have a "song in your heart" and a "spring in your step." Your "weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning." Christians, be brave. Come out of your closet today. Let the world know Jesus is your Savior and Lord. Let God work through you to bring His eternal salvation to the ends of the earth.

There is a new day dawning upon our old sin-cursed Earth. God is raising up people all over this planet that will take our world for Jesus. You could very well be one of those people. Join today to be part of this new wave of God's mighty moving in our midst.

COME OUT OF HIDING! LIVE UP TO THE POTENTIAL GOD THINKS OF YOU! COME OUT OF THE CLOSET! SHOW THE WORLD WHAT WE CHRISTIANS ARE MADE OF! SHOUT PRAISE! SHOW THE LOVE OF CHRIST!!