NOW WHAT?

The election is in the books.  Some of you are happy.  Some of you are sad.  OK, let's be honest, most of you who are reading this are sad.  It is what it is.  Might as well admit it.

I had a conversation with a young Christian man the other day.  He was very high on the current direction of our country (thought the government should be the supplier of healthcare, pay for college, pay his electric bill, and provide a litany of other things).  I asked him how he rectified his faith with the stance on social issues (federally funded abortion, redefining marriage, etc.).  His response was "I don't think social issues have a place in government".  That's kind of like saying, "I don't think noses have a place on faces", or "I don't think the sun has a place in the sky".  I could go on and on and on, but I think you get the picture.  The head is inserted totally in the sand.

So, now what?  What is the Church's response to this?  Do we wring our hands?  Do we pray for Jesus to come quickly?  Do we look for someone to blame?  If so, the mirror would be a good place to start.

The LIGHT got put under a basket and the SALT lost it's saltiness.  Didn't Jesus warn us about this?  Weren't we listening?  Did we think he was kidding?  Is it because he said it so long ago we thought it was obsolete?

Here's a start: All those people you want to blame...the _______ (you fill in the blank) are the ones we need to be reaching with the gospel.  The Church needs to stop filling itself with saints from down the road and start filling itself up with sinners from next door.  How many homosexuals are making their way into our churches each Sunday?  How many Planned Parenthood advocates are gracing our pews?  How many of the folks that are looking to the government for their hope and provision are we reaching out to and loving into our fellowship?  And, if they did come, how well would they be accepted?

Jesus: "I have come to seek and save that which is lost".  Can we say the same?  John writes, "God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him".  How we doing with that?  Are we doing more saving or more condemning?

Think about it.

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  1. Amen Pastor Tom! In complete agreement...sad thing is will I act or just be complacent? It is up to me, time for me to get off my duff and do something!

    Amy Wimberly

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