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He Leaks

A country church was having its annual revival meeting. On the first night the preacher preached a message about repentance and the need to return to the Lord. At the altar call, a man came down the aisle saying, “Fill me Lord, fill me.” The next night the preacher challenged the congregation with the need to totally surrender their lives to Christ in complete obedience. Again, the altar call was extended; like the night before the same man came down the aisle saying, “Fill me Lord, fill me.” The third night of the revival the preacher warned his congregation of the evils of sin and urged the congregation to live lives of holiness. Again, as the invitation was made to give one’s life to Christ, the same man came up the aisle saying, “Fill me Lord, fill me.” To which someone in the back of the church yelled; “Don’t do it Lord, He leaks!” The truth of the matter is we all leak from time to time. We all lose our way; we tend to lose our first love. (Alan Tison, Remember What We Are to Do)