Who Is Wrong? Who Is Right?

WRONG? RIGHT? ATTITUDES?

By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com

TEXT: Isaiah 55:9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

WHO IS WRONG? WHO IS RIGHT?

By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com

I was in Louisville, Kentucky for a series of state wide preachers’ meetings. The speaker was a powerful national leader. The music and worship was by some of the best in our state. I knew the man sitting on my right for many years. He seemed to always be in conflict with someone. He was bent to a high degree of negativity. I could hear him as he loudly whispered: THE MUSIC IS TOO LOUD. Why do they get to do the singing all the time? I heard the musicians hit a wrong chord! The usher was passing out the offering bucket and he hesitated next to my friend. He leaned over and told me the usher wanted more money and he was not going to give anything! Finally the speaker started his lesson. He told a story to illustrate his point. The preacher made a scene and got up and stomped out of the large room. He told me, I knew this would be a waste of time. I will never come back. I thought about his behavior and his label he wore as an agitator as long as I knew him.

The speaker developed his powerful message. Tears were a river down my face. My friend sitting to my left was running to the altar. He loved the music and worship. His hands were raised, a river of tears ran down his face through the whole service. He had an offering. And he had a pen and paper and wrote notes through the whole sermon. He would yell amen in support of the speaker’s wisdom. We both went to the altar as he cried out to God. As I waited at the door, I heard my friend say: I WILL NEVER BE THE SAME IN JESUS NAME! His nose was red and praise was on his lips.

WHAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE? WHY DID ONE STOMP OUT IN ANGER AND ONE MELTED ON THE ALTAR? SO I STUDIED IN MY HEART… WHICH ON WAS RIIGHT? I CAN TO THE CONCLUSION, THEY BOTH WERE RIGHT! (IN THEIR OWN RIGHTS?) WHAT KIND OF ATTITUDE DO YOU DAILY CARRY? COULD IT BE THEY BOTH FOUND WHAT THEY CARRIED INTO THE SERVICE?

GOD WAYS CAN NEVER BE UNDERSTAND IN OUR CHOICES AND ATTITUDES… FUSS AND COMPLAIN? LAUGH AND REJOICE? ATTITUDES ARE OUR DAILY CHOICES:

2 Corinthians 12:7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. 8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. 9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

RULES? ARE RULES GOD? ARE RULES BAD? MAYBE WE MIGHT SAAY: RULES ARE NEUTRAL? IT IS WHAT WE DO WITH THEN RULES?

There was a famous British preacher named WILLIAM SANGSTER. He pastored in the Methodist church and he opened the church building’s basement for people to hide during the air raids during the war. Sangster became a hero of the faith.

SANGSTER FELT EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE “RULES TO LIVE BY”… BUT SANGSTER FOUND OUT HE WAS DYING AND ESTABLISHED “4 RULES TO DIE BY”…

RULES TO DIE BY…

1. I will never complain.

2. I will keep the home bright.

3. I will count my blessings.

4. When bad happens I will try to turn it to gain

Do we understand what God thinks of bad attitudes?

I was in a service in eastern Kentucky when an old lady testified: I AM SO PROUD TO BE HUMBLE! Wow? She went on to say she was PROUD TO BE SO STUBBORN, her momma taught her to be stubborn.

1 Samuel 15:23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.

MISERABLE? WANT TO TALK ABOUT ATTITUDES? THERE IS A WOMAN HERE WITH NO HOPE! NONE!

THERE IS A DESPERATE LADY. THIS IS NOT ABOUT HER, THIS IS ABOUT HER DAUGHTER…

SHE IS DESPERATE… SHE IS NOISY, SHE REFUSES TO SHUT UP! SHE IS NOT US! THERE IS A LADY FROM CANAAN, SHE IS A STRANGER TO THE FAITH…