“We can no longer overlook nor take for granted the positions that God has placed us in this world. This is a battle cry for all Believers to understand the power that we have been given and the responsibility to use that power for the glory of our Lord.” – Dracy Jenkins
I made this statement in a devotional I wrote back in early 2013 and I share it today in the midst of the events that are occurring around our nation and the world. As I read or listen to various reports of the violence, injustice, the blaming, the hate and racism from all parties, and the fear, anger and pain, that is running rampant throughout our society, I can’t help but ask the obvious question of; “Why are we doing this to ourselves?”.
I think about, what has happened to: “…One Nation, Under God, Indivisible, With Justice For All.” How can we as a nation, go through so much, been through so much, survived through so much, and yet, here we are, repeating the same mistakes, spouting the same hate and acting out of the same fears and ignorance of the past?
Then I hear the Holy Spirit say:
1 O my people, listen to my instructions. Open your ears to what I am saying,
2 for I will speak to you in a parable.
I will teach you hidden lessons from our past—
3 stories we have heard and known,
stories our ancestors handed down to us.
4 We will not hide these truths from our children;
we will tell the next generation
about the glorious deeds of the LORD,
about his power and his mighty wonders.
5 For he issued his laws to Jacob;
he gave his instructions to Israel.
He commanded our ancestors
to teach them to their children,
6 so the next generation might know them—
even the children not yet born—
and they in turn will teach their own children.
7 So each generation should set its hope anew on God,
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8 Then they will not be like their ancestors—
stubborn, rebellious, and unfaithful,
refusing to give their hearts to God. (Psalm 78:1-8).
And,
14 Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land. 15 My eyes will be open and my ears attentive to every prayer made in this place. (2 Chronicles 7:14-15).
In a day where religion is all-inclusive, churches and yes, us church-folk, resemble more of the world than the world itself. Where our focus is on not offending people in order that our congregations grow and the money flows in. Where “holiness and righteousness” are Old Testament traits that don’t apply today. Can one truly be surprised at the state of our society, nation and world?
As I sit here in my office writing this, I am faced with the dark clouds of my excuses of how I am only one person, and that I cannot make a change in anything that is going on today in the world. And I wonder how many of us are sitting in our comfortable, “God, I will call on you when I need you”, and “as long as the storms don’t hit my front door, all is well”, lifestyles.
The inexcusable fact that we cannot get around or to say it another way, ” The Truth Of The Matter”, is that as Believers, we have been given, God ordained power! Not to build buildings, not to create ear-pleasing programs or politically correct doctrines, but power to storm the gates of Hell itself. Individually and collectively! Power to change not only our circumstances, but our household, our jobs, our communities, our nation and even this entire world. This power is in the hands of every Believer!
Yet, we sit on it!
Waiting for someone else or in my case a lot of times, waiting on Christ to return to take me/us out of this mess. I will call it like it is this morning: this is cowardice!
Some may say that I’m being a little too hard today in this devotional. But my spirit is telling me that maybe I’m have not been hard enough. For how hard was it for Jesus to endure the cross? How hard was it for the Saints of old and even some today, who have given their all and their lives for the sake of the Gospel?
Each of us will have to look in the mirror and ask ourselves, what have we’ve done with the Power of God today? Even more so, one day we will have to answer this question before Christ.
Do you have an answer?