Last week I had the privilege of visiting Chief Justice Roy Moore at his home in Alabama and accompanying him on some speaking events in Florida. Three episodes occurred either during or immediately preceding my visit which left a profound impression on me. First, the Chief Justice explained how he just purchased some new sneakers for one of his sons, only to discover that his son had given them away to a poor boy who lived near them. Second, a young girl in their community whose mother was in jail, woke up to find her father dead. Another one of the Chief Justice’s children immediately went over to minister to the girl. Third, while we were flying back from Florida, we received word from the Chief Justice’s wife that a young boy they did not know had broken his neck playing football during a game for the local Christian school. The family of the boy was more than two hours away. Mrs. Moore and her daughter made a bee-line to be with this boy at the hospital until the parents arrived.

Drawing from these experiences, I exhorted our church congregation today, specifically addressing the children, to consider the state of their soul and to live for Christ. I then applied this thought to an overview of Jonathan Edwards’ perspective on (1) practical Christianity, (2) on the brevity of life and (3) the absolute necessity of being right with Christ. This was followed by a reading of Edwards’ masterpiece “Sinners in the hands of An Angry God.” To read a copy of this sermon, go to http://www.visionforumministries.org/sections/hotcon/daycon.