1.9.14
Missed opportunities to witness and spread the love of God have been weighing heavy on my mind lately. John 1:5 tells us that “the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
If darkness is overpowered by light, then why is there still darkness in our cities? If there are Christians in our cities, then how is it that the darkness still prevails in them? I don’t think the battles within our cities are ones between light and dark. Instead, I believe the battle is whether or not believers will keep their baskets over their lights or take them off. We live in a world where many believe we can get the benefits of Jesus dying on the cross without surrendering to it. Our generation has created a religion in which we think we can know about God and still be “Christians.”
So in a society where people believe being a fan of Jesus is enough to get the benefits of having a relationship with him without actually having one, what do we do as followers of Christ to shine our lights to our cities? I believe the key to taking off our baskets and shining our lights is our passion for God.
If darkness is overpowered by light, then why is there still darkness in our cities? If there are Christians in our cities, then how is it that the darkness still prevails in them? I don’t think the battles within our cities are ones between light and dark. Instead, I believe the battle is whether or not believers will keep their baskets over their lights or take them off. We live in a world where many believe we can get the benefits of Jesus dying on the cross without surrendering to it. Our generation has created a religion in which we think we can know about God and still be “Christians.”
So in a society where people believe being a fan of Jesus is enough to get the benefits of having a relationship with him without actually having one, what do we do as followers of Christ to shine our lights to our cities? I believe the key to taking off our baskets and shining our lights is our passion for God.
You can’t claim to have entered into the Presence of God without being moved to do something afterwards – whether it be talking about your experience, making a decision, travelling somewhere, etc. We experience Spiritual highs for a purpose, not just for our own enjoyment and pleasure. While only Jesus can transform hearts, as the church we must be the hope on earth that shares Jesus with everyone we can out of our passion for Him. We are the church body. And bodies move.
John 15:9
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.”
When we abide in God’s love, our passion for Him is continually renewed. To quote John Piper, “The key to Christian living is a thirst and hunger for God. And one of the main reasons people do not understand or experience the sovereignty of grace and the way it works through the awakening of sovereign joy is that their hunger and thirst for God is so small.”
John 15:9
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.”
When we abide in God’s love, our passion for Him is continually renewed. To quote John Piper, “The key to Christian living is a thirst and hunger for God. And one of the main reasons people do not understand or experience the sovereignty of grace and the way it works through the awakening of sovereign joy is that their hunger and thirst for God is so small.”
abide ➸ awakening.
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