Now Is The Time

Has there ever been a time as busy as it is right now? Has there ever been as much going on around the world as there is right now? Have you ever seen as much conflict among ourselves as we see right now? When we look around our communities, our cities, our states, is it any wonder that everyone is worried. We just passed a health care bill for our country that has caused more chaos than any one thing in history. We hear the complete opposites from each side. Who can we believe? There seems to be a "doom and gloom" message coming out of all our leaders. Have you noticed how easy it is to get people to follow after negative visions? People who are trying to make a difference for mankind have their hands full. They get attacked from every side. It reminds me of Jesus. He brought the "God News" to mankind, yet they rejected Him. He promised a life of victory, yet man turned away from Him. Instead of receiving they try to take away who He is.

We can get caught up in this same way of thinking if we are not careful. We are not as obnoxious as they are, we do it in a suttle way. We take our life and get busy about trying to keep control of it. We get caught up in the destruction of the world and think we have a chance of overcoming it, or we just ignore it and think it will go away. There are all kinds of movements going on around us today. The Tea Party, the Coffee Party, town hall meetings, and all are attacking each other. When Jesus walked this earth, He was for all mankind, not just a few. When I see the anger of people being expressed towards each other, I, for one, feel lead to stay away from that group. I do feel there needs to be a movement, we have talked about this movement. The CHURCH has to take its rightful place on this earth, NOW!!! We must become as serious about our call from our Father as these other groups. Not to be against them, on the contrary, to be for them. But for the right cause. We are the "Good News". We need to be shouting it from our roof tops. We are in a different time than before. We will not get our message out the same as we used to. We must go into the field and spread this news. There has never been a greater opportunity than now for the people to hear. They are yearning for some kind of truth to be told. A truth that brings about results in their life. A truth that is unshakeable by any force. One they can sink their entire heart in knowing without any doubt it sees them through. But if we are not careful we end up right in the middle of this condition they are in. There is only one place for us to seek our hope from and we can count on it. Not in our minds but within our heart. Our minds will fail us. We are not strong enough to see this thing through in ourself. We will faint. The world is tired and worn out. It doesn't know where to turn. We do!!! God has graciously selected us, the church, for this time. We need to be having town hall meetings, some form of tea party rallies, some form of coffee rallies. The Holy Spirit is willing and waiting for the church to step up to the plate and voice this "Good News". He has prepared the way for the people to hear. He will step in and get involved and change lives. Not just adults, but teenagers and children included. What greater message do we have to give to our children and youth today? They are not going to walk into our churches, we must go into the streets!!!

I am asking all who read this to pray with me that God will reach into our hearts and supply us the strength and His wisdom to follow Him with this "Good News" message. Lets ask Him to soften our hearts and fill us with His compassion to truly care for those around us. Lets pray that He re-arranges our schedules so we can find the time to reach out. Lets pray that He opens our eyes to every opportunity He opens for His truth to be told. Lets pray that the Holy Spirit reaches the hearts of all those around us to come to know Jesus. As the song says, Lets get all excited and go tell everbody that Jesus Christ is King!!! Lets pray that God will unite us together of the same mind and cause, which is His, and spread the "Good News". God is bigger than everything we see and hear. He is a God that makes things happen. He is bigger than it all. He cannot fail, He must prevail. Lets have faith in God!!! He is on everybody's side. If He be for us, who can be against us? Greater is He that is in me, than he that is in the world. God is great. Halleluah, praise the Lord.

God's grace to all,
Stan