Thursday, December 3, 2015
Matthew 3:1-2 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!"
A BROKEN RECORD
Those who are over 40 are familiar with the expression, "He sounds like a broken record." A broken record refers to a sound recording on a vinyl disc that has a scratch on it. Because it has a scratch, it keeps repeating the same words over and over again. The expression, "He sounds like a broken record," refers to someone who keeps telling you the same things over and over again.
Maybe your pastor sounds like a broken record. Every time you go to church, he keeps telling you the same things. He keeps reminding you of your sin and about the eternal punishment your sin deserves. He constantly warns you to get ready for the second coming of the Son of God. Sunday after Sunday he tells you how Jesus lived a perfect life for you and how He made full payment for all your sins on the cross. He's forever telling you that salvation is God's free gift to you. He tells you to trust God's Word because all of its promises are sure. He keeps insisting that everything the Bible says is 100% true, no matter what the world says to the contrary.
Your pastor is probably like John the Baptist, who kept telling everyone to repent of their sins and trust the Savior to forgive them. Are you tired of hearing these things? I pray not. In fact, thank God if you have a pastor who stays on message, on God's message of sin and grace, on God's message centered in the birth, death, and resurrection of His own Son for all people. And pray for your pastor. Pray that he keeps preaching like John the Baptist. Pray that he sounds like a broken record, always telling you how much Jesus loves you, and what He did to save you.
Dear God, give us pastors who preach the truth no matter what.
