Just studying, praying and thinking about God. What "Christianity" really means and why so often we make it (Christianity) about something that it's not.
I was reviewing my notes from a few weeks ago when I heard my poppa preach at a church and he truly brought to light how we are under the covenant of Grace and how grace is not a 'thing' but a personality.
How so often we make Christianity about the "law" and the book of do's and don'ts (that within ourselves we can't keep anyway) How all of our sins past, present, and future were paid for at Calvary and how if I truly love God and desire to please Him I will desire to live a holy life out of my LOVE for Him, not out of an obligation, or even fear that I'll miss heaven
So enlightening and life changing to truly understand this. Then my husband preached last week at Maranatha Christian Academy to the junior high and high school students and his word was right in the same tune as my dad's just about living this christian life to do the will of the father and not make it about anything else.
So here's what's on my heart: There was a a city called "Hope" a city with all types of people from all different backgrounds and walks of life. A city of much promise.
One day the city was secretly attacked by a ravage army. The army took the people of this city and made them slaves. They were blinded, beaten, broken and desolate. They were made to live in lawlessness and filth.
Now this grieved the King of the country. So He made a decree with two of the neighboring cities- SinCity and ComplaCity. The decree was for them to form armies and go into Hope city and rescue the people from their bondage. The King promised "to everyone who goes in and fights for Hope City- a Golden ticket will be given, and with that ticket you can live in the palace forever."
So the people of SinCity and ComplaCity lined up by the thousands to get their golden ticket of eternity in the palace and to rescue the lost in Hope City.
But as the story would go..Weeks, Months, Years went by and the people of SinCity went back into their Sin. The people of ComplaCity were happy and content with the golden ticket they received so they felt like it wasn't necessary to go rescue anyone else... after all (they were set)
And the people of Hope City remain in bondage even to this day. The King is still looking for those who will walk away from SinCity and GO.. He still wants someone to move from Complacity and GO!
Africa is at war, Haiti is still in ruins and suffering from the aftermath of the earthquake, Europe is one of the most dark places in the world, China still has less than 1% christian population, India is crying out for a revival, after a 10 year decline- teen pregnancy is back up 4%, divorces are at an all time high of 70%, prescription pills and drugs are the account for more than 55% of death in people under age 35 and THE WORLD IS CRYING OUT FOR AN ARMY TO RISE UP AND FIGHT!!!
Will you and I move from our Sin, repent, seek God's face so He can heal our land? Will you and I move from Complacency and our (my four an no more) mentalities and go to our co-worker, our neighbor, our family member , the world and get them saved? It's not about our comfort zones anymore.
The time of seeking God for (what's in it for me) is OVER.! The time of making Christianity about rules, regulations, denominations,clicks, choirs, titles, positions, fame and fortune is OVER!
There is a City of HOPE. A generation that is lost. People are seeking mediums, psychics, and celebrity columnists for help rather than the true and living God, and that is only because we sit in our churches week after week, seeking titles, positions, tithes and offering rather than giving them another alternative for their pain. WAKE UP WARRIORS IT'S TIME TO FIGHT!
God is calling for His people to seek and save the lost!!!!!!!
You call yourself a prophet- well go and prophesy to the dry bones in Uganda. You call yourself a Kingdom Builder- well sow into Haiti. you call yourself a psalmist, well minister songs of healing and deliverance to the broken. It's not enough to know the Word....What good is your knowledge when your church member is contemplating suicide??
WAKE UP WARRIORS IT'S TIME TO FIGHT!
Alisa
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