Now I'm convinced that if we followers of Christ walked out the grace we so ardently preach this world would be a much better place. If we were more concerned with broken lives and less consumed with local dynasty's more Americans would be going to church.
It's been estimated by those in the know that on any given Sunday less than 20% of our population attends Church. Though several things factor into the equation it appears that to the overwhelming majority church has become irrelevant.
The results of such an assumption have become obvious to the point that we now stand in need of a serious fix. One that far outweighs the ability of any one man or party. As a nation we are both morally and financially bankrupt.
If you were to study the conditions of Eighteenth Century England you will find we have much in common. As a nation England stood at the threshold of a revolution, much like that of France. Yet, something happened no one saw coming. It is now referred to as, The Wesleyan Revival. An entire culture was transformed as Wesley took The Biblical challenge of Social Justice serious.
If you fast forward form 18th Century England to 19th Century Russia you will discover that in 1869 Leo Tolstoy had just published his signature novel, War and Peace. The success catapults him onto the international stage of World Literature where he finds a platform and is given a voice.
At the time 80% of Russia was considered peasant. (Orlando Figes; A Peoples Tragedy) Remember this was old Russia and during the period of the Czars, at which time Russia was considered Christian.
Tolstoy appealed to the government and predicted that if something is not done to address the problem of peasantry in Russia a bloody revolution will follow. Nothing was done until October 25th, 1917 when The Bolsheviks brought a revolution that resulted in 70 years of tyranny.
One can't help but wonder how different things may have been had
the church stepped up and walked out the message of grace during those difficult times.
Today, we in America are living in desperate times though it appears as if the majority of our population's oblivious. Our government has tried everything a government can try and we're still in serious trouble. We've had both Republicans and Democrats at the helm and the ship's still sinking.
Might I make a suggestion? We who call ourselves, "followers of Christ," may we get serious in prayer and call on The One who alone can..." restore the years the locust have eaten." And while we're on our knee's may we not get up too soon. And when we do get up may we... as The Church, truly offer a cup of cold water in the name of the Lord.
Where the government has failed the church can succeed. Its called REVIVAL and its a product of grace and its our only hope.
Blessings,
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Like nothing else grace has an ability to transform a life. Sometime ago I wrote a true short story called The Note. It gives an account of how I experienced a moment of grace when I was eleven years old. I had managed to get myself into some rather serious trouble and my father was high on justice.
It happened back when a leather belt was the order of the day for boys who crossed the line and delved into unacceptable behaviour. In the process I learned about the power of grace and discovered something about my fathers heart.
I've made it available on Amazon and you can download for free until Midnight if you have a Kindle or Kindle App.
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