Aimee Semple McPherson

Today history class, Dr. McCarty talked about Aimee Semple McPherson the famous evangelical preacher during the 1920's. Then she talks about her affair with the sound man and the run away and all the bad stuff about her. Using vanity fair's comic to mock her. After that I was very disappointed, I start thinking about why are so many powerful preachers through out the history at some point of their life falling into sin? Jim Baker, Paul Cain, Tedd Hagar, Lonnie Frisbee, Aimee, AA Alan, Martin Luther King Jr., etc.. When a person gets to that place of fame and wealth the temptation seems overwhelming. But I also notice that God chose to use people not because they are perfect, but because of their willingness. Many times, most of us have unresolved issue in our life which lead us to sin. And most of us have weakness, for example, rejection, then we turn to food, pornography, etc. Then I remembered Mike Bickle once said that the law of sin is like gravity force, and the law of the spirit is like the aerodynamic force. When the aerodynamic force isn't turned on, the plane will go down to the ground doesn't matter how high the plane was. So doesn't matter what spiritual height a person is, if he gets proud and spot communion with God, he too will fail. But I remember that in all that, God desires mercy for these people. He still gives them chances to return to Him for a long time, until God has to discipline them to expose their ugly sin to the public. What the media and world does is to point at once sin and disqualify their works as a whole, but not mentioning that all men aren't perfect. Which is the very act of devil who accuse people day and night, while God is looking to give mercy for them to come back to Himself. These people are just immature in some ways but too soon to step on to the stage which makes them vulnerable to the enemy. I sometimes think if you put me to the spot, I say Lord, I do even worst things then they'll do, I am chief among the sinners. So I think we should always have an attitude that I still will fall in any place in my life, because I am a weak human being. And apart from Him I can do nothing. Every single day I need to humble before the creator and ask Him to purge me and makes me into His image.

So Lord I pray that you'll have mercy on each of us and let us the power of sin, and how it only leads us to the path of destruction. Let us hate sin, and turn wholly onto you. God have mercy, forgive me of my sins, forgive me of the love of this world. Surely I am sinful from birth, I have no good apart from you. But Lord let not shame stand in my way, for I trust in your unfailing love. Oh God how long will I become like you? how long until we will be one. Come Lord, cleanse me and purify me. Make me yours and yours along. Create a pure heart within me, and clean hands. Renew a steadfast spirit within me. Jesus thank you, I love you.