The
Church is standing on the edge of history; we are watching Biblical truths
begin to unfold before our eyes. As I
reflect on the comments of individuals both in public life, and those that I
come in contact with daily, my heart is sadden by the thinking and actions of
so many people. People that are so
educated and have everything to live for, rejecting the truth of scripture for
their own personal reason.
We
have an opportunity to change course and correct the future, and make our
children’s history better than ours.
However, for that to happen we need to STAND ON OLD FASHION PRINCIPLES
that not only made the church great in the past, but have made us who we are. It
is time for the church to seek a revival (what I find interesting is we
talk of Revival as something America or the world needs to do, which is totally
false) … REVIVAL IS SOMETHING THE CHURCH
MUST DO! Better yet it is something we personally must do!
The concept of
Revival is to REVIVE bring back to life, bring back to prominence, bring it to
a position of influence. I remember as a
kid, knowing that you didn’t plan anything on Sunday because that was the day
people went to church. I can remember praying
in elementary school, and having a teacher not scared to lose their job because
they said Jesus. It is time for the
church to return to a time that the message is clear, and yes I will say it out
loud it is time for all these false teaching, feel good, comprising preachers
to get off television and out of the pulpits across America and the world. It
is time preach that Jesus Died for our Sin’s, He is Alive, He is the ONE and
ONLY WAY to HEAVEN, and HELL’s Hot and you reject Christ that is your
destination. Preachers that haven’t spoken a message of the Cross in decades
couldn’t or wouldn’t preach a sermon on Hell (despite the fact that Jesus spoke
of it 10 times for every time he spoke of Heaven.
We
have denominations and churches that have bought into the lies of the devil,
hook line and sinker. They have turned from God’s truths, and have taken the
church on a collision course with the destructive destination of HELL; we need
to return to God’s plan for the church and for you as an individual. It is time for all churches and denomination
that proclaim to be Christian to stand up, speak up, and say without
reservation that Christ is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. He is the only son of the Living God, and is
the only method for getting to heaven with no other way but HIM, becuasue of
what HE did at the cross and resurrection.
As I see it, scripture Revival
requires three simple things’…
- God’s men and women to stand up in their pulpit and preach the Book, Blood, Crucifixion, Resurrection, and 2nd Coming of Christ. Making it clear as the writters of scriputure does it is time to REPENT and turn from your SIN.
- God’s people to pray for forgiveness for their individual sins. Yes I agree we need to pray for America sins. However, until we have our own heart clean before Christ the prayers for America don’t mean much.
- God’s church needs to unite for the purpose of sharing the gospel, what is the gospel is the Good News of Christ death, burial, resurrection, and second coming. It is time to break down denominational lines, cultural lines, economical lines, and yes even time to lose the attitude that the person doesn’t use the same translation that I do.
When you read
scripture it is clear, it is God’s people getting right with HIM (Christ)
first, then God moves the church, nations, and world to revival. However, It first starts in me and you. I read sermon once that “In the 1800s Gypsy
Smith, a great revivalist was asked how to have revival. He said, “Go home,
lock yourself in your room, draw a circle around yourself with chalk, and ask
God to start a great revival within that circle!”
My prayer is as I
stand here on the Edge of History is God will you start the Revival in ME,
Please!!!!!!!
