Sleeping With The Enemy

     Many of you will remember the movie several years ago entitled, "Sleeping With The Enemy".  As I recall a woman was in an abusive situation that was so bad that she actually faked her death in order to get out of the situation.  Until that occurred she was sleeping with the enemy.
     There is scarcely a day passing that I do not hear a remark about the assault or the war on Christianity.  Some of the younger generations may not see it as vividly as older folks.  But the attacks are there just the same.  Look at all of the government buildings that are over a 100 years old and you will see numerous biblical quotes and Christian expressions written in stone.  Today there are attempts to remove any vestige of Christian influence.
     Let me quickly state that in my mind the problem is not with the enemy, the problem is that we have gone asleep as churches and as Christians.  We have literally been sleeping with the enemy.
Matthew tells the story of the men who were overseeing a wheat field for a landowner and states, While they slept the enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat.  Several years ago in the comic strip, Pogo, the little possum said, "We have found the enemy and it is us.
     And while Christians slept, prayer has been removed from our public schools, the life of the unborn has been taken. Go figure a nation that will cry, "Save the owl, kill the baby."  We have been lulled to sleep by mother fashion and father political correctness.
     Never forget, "Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people."
     On the night that Jesus was seized and taken for trial, Jesus took the disciples to the Garden and then took Peter, James and John a little farther.  He said watch you hear while I go and pray.  When he returned they were asleep.  He asked them "Could you not watch with me one hour."  He went back to pray and upon returning he found them asleep again.  This time he did not wake them up. I wonder how many times he has found us asleep.
          Paul said, "It is high time to awake out of sleep for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed."