Pretty & Dead
“You shall be holy, for I am holy” (1 Peter 1:16).It is impossible not notice how nice and put together the Japanese people are. It is rare to see a slouch or slovenly dressed Japanese whether at the grocery store or getting gas. You see the niceties, the polite bowing, the quietness on the streets, and the orderly nature of the society.
But they do not understand their righteous acts are like filthy rags, and that their clothes, though nice, cannot cover up the hideous corrosion of their Christless hearts. Please pray that the residents of Shizuoka City would stop focusing on their outward appearance to the world, being polished & pretty – a whitewashed tomb, while the inside is full of death and decay.
Pray for an outpouring of the Spirit on these precious souls so that they can know the freedom, love, peace, and joy that comes from being clothed with the righteousness of Christ.
