Sunday, July 6, 2008

Are we loud enough???

We are on this earth for one reason. That is to glorify our Heavenly Father, in whatever way He has given you the ability. We are called to be a witness to others, to be a light to this dark world. We also have the privilege of praising Him! It's not a right, or just something we do. He is the Almighty God, and He created us for Himself, and we are blessed to have the opportunity to praise and glorify Him, in whatever fashion. Those of us who can proudly and thankfully say that we are cleansed by the Savior's blood, that we are Christians (LITTLE CHRIST), need to remember that it was not our destiny or our right to become so. It is only by the grace of God that we are able to claim such an awesome thing. Now, our praise.
The Bible says that is we refuse to cry out His glory, the rocks themselves will do it. Imagine that! The rocks crying out in praise to the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords! How amazing! But they shouldn't have to, obviously. And we do open our mouths and sing of Him. My question is,

ARE WE LOUD ENOUGH??


Simply sitting in a church pew, singing, while it is great, is not enough. We are called to go out into the world, preaching the Gospel! it reminds me of a song I know, called Who Will Go to America?:

"They left their homes in America
to cross the ocean wide and blue.
They carried the cross,
not caring the loss,
so other souls could hear the truth.
But the light's grown dim in America.
And sin will be our nation's doom.
We need more preaching in America,
for Jesus is coming soon.

Who will go to America?
Land of the Red, White, and Blue?
Who will go to America?
Tell me brother, why not you?

Our Savior sent His children forth
to go to every land.
To the islands of the uttermost,
to find forgotten men.
But the most forgotten mission field
is within our country's chores.
So who will go to America?
She needs Jesus Christ the Lord!"

Right now, there are more Christians is CHINA than there are in America! A communist country where Christianity is illegal. And yet, they are more willing to share with their loved ones than we are!
The skit guys said that "You are the only Bible some people will ever read. Do it justice."
I firmly believe that each of us is where we currently are for a reason. Whether is be a school, job, town, whether you love it or hate it, it doesn't matter. All things work together for them that love the Lord, to them that are called according to His purpose. You, me, we may be the only Christian the people I interact with every day come in contact with. And I have the audacity to not say a word???? When these people are dying and going to hell every minute across the world?? I'm not saying I'm faultless, I don't witness and share as I should. I'm as guilty as the next schmoe with my excuses of why I can't or don't.

There are people out there wanting to kill each and every one of us, merely because we do believe in the one true God. And this world is becoming more and more unfriendly to Christians. But those people who become obsessed, like radical Muslims and cultists, have more loyalty to their false hope than we do to God! They will do anything to further their cause, while we sit at home on our tushes and wait for the world to come to us. The world's not going to slow down, so we have to get up and run out there. every minute head toward those people we ignore. No, it's not easy, but it's our DUTY. Plain and simple. How can we say we love God if we aren't willing to share Him? We get a new purse, a new car, whatever, and we run out and tell our buddies immediately, but we don't share the most awesome gift ever given? We can't call them our friends if this is how we act.

Christianity today needs a REVOLUTION. For our generation to stand up and say "I don't care what's going on around me, I'm getting back to the basics of the Bible and sharing it, because the simple truth is the only thing that works.

We have to be louder! Our job is to reach the farthest corners of the earth, and we aren't even close because we don't go. We just don't go. And how sad is that?

GET LOUD.

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