Faithful & Sudden

Prayers uttered in faith

Recalling God’s faithfulness in the past

Counting on His trustworthiness in the future

My God, He never changes

Days turn into weeks

Weeks into months

Yet, still there is no answer

My God, He is at work in ways we cannot see

One day, there will be a breakthrough

One day, His answer will come

Suddenly, swiftly

I must be prepared to move when He says go

Tonight, when there seems to be silence from heaven

When deliverance is far from my sight

I pray and I will praise my God

Confident, that one day soon, my deliverance will come

By Susan Wachtel

November 29, 2015

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The Broad Road Church

My spirit is sobered

When I read Your Word

Only to find the prophesies

That some will abandon the faith

Even now I see signs of heresy

Apostasy

Blasphemy uttered from lips

Of those who call themselves Christian

It’s visible in the pulpit

Pastors and teachers

Even worship leaders are not immune

Leading astray the unwise sheep who sit in the pew

Seminaries once strong

No longer bastions of truth

Heretical teaching is commonplace

Unbelieving professors are wolves in sheep’s clothing

The full counsel of God’s Word is not taught

It’s been replaced with feel good “sermons”

God’s clear condemnation of sin is ignored

Immorality and unrepentant sinners embraced

Men are given the title of pastor

The truth be told

Some are nothing more than motivation speakers

Catering to the audience and tickling their ears

Pastors, there’s no need to study hard

Or accurately divide the Word of truth

Instead, find a readymade sermon online

Buy it today, preach it tomorrow

Even pastors who once seem solid

Elevate themselves; not God

Read their own books from the pulpit

Set aside the inerrant Word of God

There’s another book to hock

CD albums are ready to sell

Is the Word of God free and unfettered

No, but it’s available for a small fee

Preachers who should know better

Align themselves with false teachers

Come alongside those whose motivation is tainted

Fueled by pride, applause and the love of money

Sin is seldom mentioned

Truth, no longer spoken

For fear of causing offense

Or driving away those with deep pockets

Salvation found through Christ alone

Is so very narrow minded

The narrow road that leads to life is not mentioned

By those on the broad road leading to destruction

Father, You have forewarned us

Of the deception that will take place

The falling away of those who were with us, but not of us

Evidenced in fact that they did not remain

Father, may we abide and remain in Christ

Keep us in Your Word daily

Holy Spirit, give us wisdom and discernment

Raise up men who will unashamedly preach the Word

by Susan Wachtel

November 6, 2015

Departed

Jesus and His disciples

Departed for the other side

To the Gadarenes

For a divine appointment was in store

Two demon-possessed men

So wild and violent, no one dared to pass by

They lived among the tombs

The spiritually dead among the physically dead

When they saw Him

They knew, it was God incarnate

The Son of God stood before them

The One Whom they had rebelled against in eternity past

They knew their day was coming

For torment and eternal punishment

They cried, “What have we to do with You, Jesus”

They begged Him, “Cast us into the herd of swine”

He commanded, “Be gone!”

The demons obeyed, departed and entered the swine

At breakneck speed they hurled themselves

Over a cliff, headlong into the sea and drown

Quickly the herdsmen departed

Made their way into the city

They declared all that had happened

Including a tale about tormented men set free

The townsmen made their way to Jesus

They witnessed for themselves

Two formerly demon-possessed men

Now clothed and in their right minds

They were overcome

With great fear

Urgently pleaded with Jesus

Depart from here

Before Jesus departed

One man begged to come with Him

“No,” He responded, “Depart”

“Proclaim to all you encounter what God has done for you.”

by Susan Wachtel

November 3, 2015