
Kilpatrick Baptist Association
Connecting • Serving • Equipping
Tim Batchelor, Associational Missionary
Chanda Harbeson and Susan Batchelor, Ministry Assistants
Von Adkins, Financial Secretary

Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped. For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked….
But when I thought how to understand this, it seemed to me a wearisome task, until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I discerned their end. Truly you set them in slippery places; you make them fall into ruin…. Psalm 73 ESV
Asaph writes one of my favorite psalms. He speaks transparently about how he looks at others and begins to think how they have it so much better than he does. You can appreciate the sentiment. It is easy to see greener grass on the other side of the fence. Of course, just because the grass looks greener to you from your angle doesn’t mean that it actually is greener. It may be dead grass dyed green. It can be very easy to see someone else’s situation as much more ideal than yours. As long as you are distracted by what you think is a better situation, you will not be motivated to share the gospel.
At some point, Asaph enters the presence of God. It is not the temple because it hasn’t been built yet. He enters the presence of God in worship. In the activity of worshipping the Almighty sovereign Lord of the universe, he realizes the greatness of God, the holiness of God, the majesty of God, and the mercy of God. In that realization, he also remembers the outcome of someone who doesn’t know Him. When you realize that you realize why you need to share the gospel with them. No matter how good you have it in this life, an eternity in the complete absence of God is terror and agony which I don’t want to be in and wouldn’t want to wish on my worst enemy.
Mark Sellers, Marshall BC