I am
burdened to see so many of my generation that think that living like Jesus means
being nice and going to church. This is a lie. Jesus was about spiritual freedom
and relieving oppression from sin and Satan.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim
good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and
recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed…
-Luke
4:18
If Jesus
is our model, how then shall we live? The problem is compounded by a culture that
pushes us to ignore the Spirit all together. At best many of us fall into a
weird dualism, which relegates the spiritual world to a part-time position. It
is no wonder that we have lost our fortitude. However, Jesus said:
But you will receive power when the
Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be
my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
-Acts1:8
Is it
not amazing these words “you will receive power”? The sad fact is so many of us
have no concept of our true power. The dissidence comes when we are faced with
some difficult situation and we choose to use our puny human power instead of
God’s mighty and terrible strength.
Well, look where being nice and going to church has taken us here in the US. Praying we have learned our lesson and will get serious about taking back the ground we so blindly gave over.
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