I’m 34 years old and I’ve never seen the nation as fractured and divided as it is now. Maybe some of you have, and there might be a few of you who have experienced worse. Perhaps one of my closest friends was right when he said that the most fractured periods were in every single moment leading up to this one. It’s just that the division is getting attention on a large scale.
Maybe one of the benefits in all of this is that we are finally being forced to look at the filth, the sewage that keeps us from truly loving each other. But it’s only beneficial to notice the junk if there’s a plan to do something about it. Information alone does nothing to bring change to anyone or anything. It’s application, the courage to move, that brings transformation.
And that’s what I’m calling for here. This is my voice, my desires, but I hope it echoes the cry of many other hearts because we are the ambassadors of Christ. We are the laborers in the field with tools designed to cultivate love, honor, respect, and unity. Reflecting the perfect love of God to the world is an assignment that has been given to each person claiming that Yeshua is their Lord and Savior, that he is their friend.
It’s a love that heals, restores, and unifies. It draws people in and elevates relationship to the top of the priority list. It’s no wonder that this kind of love is the central theme in the two greatest commandments ever given: Love the Lord your God and Love your neighbor as yourself (Matt… [Read more…] about Three Things I’m Asking from Church Leaders and Prophetic Voices